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factette

factette noun: a small snippet of true information. A minor fact.

Noun

factette (plural factettes)

  1. (informal) A small snippet of true information. A minor fact.
    • The interesting factette to emerge from the wreckage is that the Co-op group paid out £150,000 for unfair dismissal to [a] former employee.2003 August 7, Richard Adams, “City Diary”, in The Guardian

Forms of factette

pluralfactettes

Origin of factette

* from fact + -ette

Questions about factette

What does factette mean?
Factette means a small snippet of true information. A minor fact.
What part of speech is factette?
Factette is a noun.
What is the plural of factette?
The plural of factette is factettes.

Words near factette in the dictionary

  1. factchecked
  2. factchecker
  3. factcheckers
  4. factchecking
  5. factchecks
  6. factette
  7. factettes
  8. factfem
  9. factfems
  10. factfile
  11. factfiles

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