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actual (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Concerning something that exists and is not merely potential or possible: Jack was told by the garage that the actual damages on his car would take at least a week to repair.
2. Regarding something that fits in to the distinctiveness of a type or group: Celia asked, "Is that person an actual doctor, or just a quack?"
3. Relating to something that is based on fact: Barbara presented an actual account of the accident just as it happened.
This entry is located in the following units: ag-, agen-, act-, agi-, agit- (page 2) -al; -ial, -eal (page 6)
(perceptions of China and the Chinese in their actual interrelationships with themselves and the rest of the world; as well as, the potential hazards and perils of their global dominance)
(Actual translation of the Iktho Story)
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actual cautery
A procedure in which a very hot iron is used as the cauterizing agent.
This entry is located in the following units: -al; -ial, -eal (page 6) caust-, caus-, caut-, cauter-, cau- + (page 1)
real actual
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 18)
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actual sin (s) (noun), actual sins (pl)
A sin in the ordinary sense of the word consists of evil activities whether of thoughts, words, or deeds: When anyone commits actual sins, he or she is behaving in unacceptable ways that could result in serious punishments when alive or after death.
This entry is located in the following unit: sin-, sinn- (page 1)