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  • Definition
    • actual :presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
      • the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different|actual and imagined conditions

    • actual :taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
      • we saw the actual wedding on television|filmed the actual beating

    • actual :being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
      • her actual motive|a literal solitude like a desert|a genuine dilemma

    • actual :existing in act or fact
      • rocks and trees...the actual world|actual heroism|the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced

    • actual :being or existing at the present moment
      • the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West

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