Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being factual; genuineness.
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- noun The state or quality of being
factual - noun That which is
factual
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- noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
Etymologies
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Examples
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The core of the actual evidential argument, once you strip away the assertion of factuality, is that the term "outcry" is consistently used to relate to murder victims, and that we should therefore consider it to mean murder victims on the context of Sodom.
Wisdom, Justice And Mercy Hal Duncan 2006
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His previous Booker winner, Life of PI, deals with all sorts of interesting questions, among them the idea of factuality challenging belief and imagination.
Story to Forget 2010
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The newly-created "factuality" department was shut down, as Roger Ailes claimed due dilligence was done.
So ... "Hunter" ... how's that Sarah Palin worship working out? CC 2009
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It would convene its board of trustees to establish the "factuality" of Independent Democrats leader Patricia De Lille's claims.
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So, professor, there's another slip of your "factuality" for you — and not pennyante either!
Nelson Algren: An Exchange Drew, Bettina 1990
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Its 'factuality' was sealed by draconian laws and its reasoning was secured by social and political settings.
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But Banksy and his crew have stopped bickering with the disbelieving public about factuality for a moment, as they are now embroiled in another dispute, this time with Joachim Levy.
ARTINFO: As Oscar Approaches, Swiss Filmmaker Wants His Name on Banksy's Movie Too ARTINFO 2011
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But Banksy and his crew have stopped bickering with the disbelieving public about factuality for a moment, as they are now embroiled in another dispute, this time with Joachim Levy.
ARTINFO: As Oscar Approaches, Swiss Filmmaker Wants His Name on Banksy's Movie Too ARTINFO 2011
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Thoughtful reporting, bolstered by the two-source minimum rule to assure factuality has been replaced with rumor-mongering, emotional appeals and attacks on people's characters -- precisely the opposite of what ethical journalism should be.
Maria Armoudian: The True Scandals of Murdoch's News Corps Are Much Worse Than Phone-Hacking Maria Armoudian 2011
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The book "Cybil" is based on the life of Shirley Ardell Mason and she and Dr. Wilbur worked on the factuality of the content and was one of the first publications to bring to public eye "Disassociative Identity Disorder" or commonly called "Multiple Personality Disorder".
Weiner: Obama speech may end 'Sybil' health-care message 2009
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