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factoid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun factoid has 2 senses
- factoid(n = noun.communication) Array - something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print; Array is a kind of info, information
- factoid(n = noun.communication) Array - a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item; Array is a kind of news item
OXFORD DICTIONARY
factoid, n. & adj.
--n. an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact; a simulated or imagined fact.
--adj. being or having the character of a factoid; containing factoids.
--n. an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact; a simulated or imagined fact.
--adj. being or having the character of a factoid; containing factoids.
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