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ac·tual (ak′c̸ho̵̅o̅ əl, -s̸ho̵̅o̅-; often, -c̸həl, -s̸həl)

adjective

  1. existing in reality or in fact; not merely possible, but real; as it really is the actual cost of the dam
  2. existing at present or at the time

Etymology: ME < LL actualis, active, practical < L actus: see act

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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