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fait

fait noun: only used in fait accompli. Also the misspelling of fate.

Noun

fait (plural faits)

  1. Only used in fait accompli.

Proper noun capitalized: Fait

Fait (plural Faits)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

fait is also the misspelling of fate.

Forms of fait

Noun
pluralfaits
Proper noun
pluralFaits

Plural of fait: faits

Origin of fait

Various origins: * A variant of German Veit. * Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname. * Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful”).

Phrases with fait

Questions about fait

What does fait mean?
Fait means only used in fait accompli.
What part of speech is fait?
Fait can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of fait?
The plural of fait is faits.

Words near fait in the dictionary

  1. Faisalabad
  2. Faisalabad Division
  3. Faisals
  4. Faison
  5. Faisons
  6. fait
  7. fait accompli
  8. faites vos jeux
  9. faith
  10. faith can move mountains
  11. faith healer

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