counterfactually

coun·ter·fac·tu·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-fak-choo-uh l]
- /ˌkaʊn tərˈfæk tʃu əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koun-ter-fak-choo-uh l]
- /ˌkaʊn tərˈfæk tʃu əl/

Definitions of counterfactually word

noun counterfactually a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”. 1
noun counterfactually In a counterfactual way. 1

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Origin of counterfactually

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; counter- + factual

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Parts of speech for Counterfactually

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterfactually

counterfactually popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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