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actual
adjective
existing
in
fact
;
real
and
not
imagined
,
guessed
,
or
theoretical
.
β’
Many
people
love
stories
about
dragons
,
but
no
one
has
ever
seen
an
actual
dragon
.
Many
people
love
stories
about
dragons
,
but
no
one
has
ever
seen
an
actual
dragon
.
β’
The
film
is
based
on
an
actual
event
that
happened
in
1969
.
The
film
is
based
on
an
actual
event
that
happened
in
1969
.
From
Middle
English
β
actuel
β,
from
Old
French
,
from
Late
Latin
β
actualis
β (β
active
,
practical
β),
from
Latin
β
actus
β (β
a
doing
,
act
β).
adjective
used
to
emphasize
the
precise
person
or
thing
you
are
referring
to
,
often
showing
surprise
or
importance
.
β’
I
was
amazed
to
meet
the
actual
inventor
of
the
device
.
I
was
amazed
to
meet
the
actual
inventor
of
the
device
.
β’
This
isn
β
t
practice
β
this
is
the
actual
game
!
This
isn
β
t
practice
β
this
is
the
actual
game
!
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
the
emphatic
use
appearing
in
English
from
the
18th
century
.
actually
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
is
true
or
real
,
especially
when
the
truth
is
surprising
or
different
from
what
someone
thought
before
β’
The
movie
was
actually
better
than
I
expected
.
The
movie
was
actually
better
than
I
expected
.
β’
She
looks
young
,
but
she
is
actually
over
forty
.
She
looks
young
,
but
she
is
actually
over
forty
.
From
Middle
English
β
actual
+
-ly
β,
ultimately
from
Latin
β
actuΔlis
β
meaning
β
active
,
practical
β.
adverb
used
at
the
beginning
or
end
of
a
statement
to
politely
correct
,
contradict
,
or
add
new
information
β’
Actually
,
the
meeting
starts
at
nine
,
not
ten
.
Actually
,
the
meeting
starts
at
nine
,
not
ten
.
β’
Thanks
,
but
I
β
ve
actually
already
eaten
.
Thanks
,
but
I
β
ve
actually
already
eaten
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
discourse-marker
use
developing
in
the
late
19th
century
.
