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Word: de facto (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Actual.
  • computing Of hardware or software, being widely used, but not conforming to a standard.
  • politics|military Of a political or military leader, exercising power without being legally established.
  • Virtual, being such in effect or essence (rather than literally ''in fact'') though not formally or wholly taken for granted, as opposed to ''de jure''.

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Adverb:

  • modal in reality, in fact.

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Noun:

  • Australia A legally undeclared spouse. Usually spelled defacto.

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