ACTUALITY

actuality

(noun) the state of actually existing objectively; “a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

actuality (countable and uncountable, plural actualities)

The state of existing; existence.

The quality of being actual or factual; fact.

(television) Live reporting on current affairs.

(historical, film) A short early motion picture.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`tu*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Actualities.

Definition: The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God's nature. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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