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- US Pronunciation
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- [fak-toid]
- /ˈfæk tɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fak-toid]
- /ˈfæk tɔɪd/
Definitions of factoid word
- noun factoid an insignificant or trivial fact. 1
- noun factoid something fictitious or unsubstantiated that is presented as fact, devised especially to gain publicity and accepted because of constant repetition. 1
- noun factoid A brief or trivial item of news or information. 1
- noun factoid a piece of unreliable information believed to be true because of the way it is presented or repeated in print 0
- noun factoid a single fact or statistic variously regarded as being trivial, useless, unsubstantiated, etc. 0
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Origin of factoid
First appearance:
before 1973 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1973; fact + -oid
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Parts of speech for Factoid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
factoid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
factoid usage trend in Literature
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