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/ak'chooh al"i tee/, n., pl. actualities.1. actual existence; reality.2. an actual condition or circumstance; fact: Space travel is now an actuality.[1350-1400; ME actualite < ML actualitas. See ACTUAL, -ITY]
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Actuality — Ac tu*al i*ty, n.; pl. {Actualities}. The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God s nature. South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Actuality — may refer to: * Modal logic * Potentiality and actuality (Aristotle) * A slogan on the television network TruTV … Wikipedia
actuality — (n.) late 14c., power, efficacy, from O.Fr. actualite and directly from M.L. actualitatem (nom. actualitas), from L.L. actualis (see ACTUAL (Cf. actual)). A Latin loan translation of Gk. energeia. Meaning state of being real is from 1670s… … Etymology dictionary
actuality — ; actuality These two related terms (from the Latin agere, meaning to do ) have a wide variety of meanings; two meanings are particularly important in theology: (1) in the area of morality, human act refers to a person s free, deliberate,… … Glossary of theological terms
actuality — index entity, fact, fait accompli, reality, substance (essential nature), truth, veracity Burton s Le … Law dictionary
actuality — *existence, being Analogous words: realization, actualization, materialization, externalization, incarnation (see corresponding verbs at REALIZE): attainment, achievement (see corresponding verbs at REACH) Antonyms: potentiality, possibility… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
actuality — [n] something that truly exists, is real achievement, actualization, attainment, brass tacks*, fact, materiality, materialization, reality, real world*, straight stuff*, substance, substantiality, truth, what it is*; concept 725 … New thesaurus
actuality — ► NOUN (pl. actualities) 1) actual existence or fact, as opposed to what was intended or expected. 2) (actualities) existing conditions or facts … English terms dictionary
actuality — [ak΄cho͞o al′ə tē, ak΄sho͞oal′ə tē] n. 1. the state of being actual; reality 2. pl. actualities an actual thing or condition; fact … English World dictionary
actuality — by Claire Colebrook It might seem that Deleuze s philosophy is dominated by an affirmation of the virtual and is highly critical of a western tradition that has privileged actuality. To a certain extent this is true, and this privilege can… … The Deleuze dictionary
actuality — by Claire Colebrook It might seem that Deleuze s philosophy is dominated by an affirmation of the virtual and is highly critical of a western tradition that has privileged actuality. To a certain extent this is true, and this privilege can… … The Deleuze dictionary
