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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

事実に基づく

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jijitsu ni motozuku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Factual/ˈfæk.tʃu.əl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の説明は事実に基づいている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Based on or concerned with facts rather than interpretations, speculation, or imagination.

    "The journalist tried to present a purely factual account of the controversial event."
  2. 2

    Actually occurring or real; existing in act or fact.

    "Her report was rich in factual details and verifiable data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'factualis', stemming from Latin 'factum' (a deed, fact), which comes from the past participle of 'facere' (to do, make). It entered the English language in the late 16th century to describe things restricted to or based on facts.

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