The actuality was quite different from the theory.
the actuality of the Abominable Snowman is not taken seriously by scientists
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English actualite "capacity for action, effective power," borrowed from Medieval Latin āctuālitāt-, āctuālitās, from Late Latin āctuālisactual + Latin -itāt-, -itās-ity
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