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factlet

factlet noun: a minor fact; an item of trivia.

Noun

factlet (plural factlets)

  1. A minor fact; an item of trivia.
    • Having seen over four hundred skirmishes during the Civil War, the state ranked second only to Virginia in battle quantity, yet this factlet often receives scant mention in the most authoritative studies of that conflict.1995, John Keene, Annotations, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 71
    • […] in many upscale hotels, the small piece of paper placed on your pillow during turndown advising on tomorrow's weather (often accompanied by a gratuitous quotation or an 'on this day' factlet).2015, Roy C Wood, Hospitality Management: A Brief Introduction, SAGE, →ISBN

Forms of factlet

pluralfactlets

Origin of factlet

From fact + -let.

Questions about factlet

What does factlet mean?
Factlet means a minor fact; an item of trivia.
What part of speech is factlet?
Factlet is a noun.
What is the plural of factlet?
The plural of factlet is factlets.

Words near factlet in the dictionary

  1. factives
  2. factivity
  3. factless
  4. factlessly
  5. factlessness
  6. factlet
  7. factlets
  8. factly
  9. factness
  10. factographer
  11. factographers

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