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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 (s) (noun), actual cauteries (pl)
1. In surgery, a device used as the cauterizing agent: Professor Smart showed his students an actual cautery which was used to destroy abnormal tissue by burning, searing, or scarring.
2 The process of destroying tissue with a cauterant: Dr.Thompson used the method of actual cautery to burn away the infected tissues with a hot iron.
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)