"factette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: factettes [plural]
Etymology: * from fact + -ette Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fact|ette|id2=diminutive}} fact + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} factette (plural factettes)
  1. (informal) A small snippet of true information. A minor fact. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-factette-en-noun-hUqZH0u2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2003 August 7, Richard Adams, “City Diary”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The interesting factette to emerge from the wreckage is that the Co-op group paid out £150,000 for unfair dismissal to [a] former employee.",
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        "(informal) A small snippet of true information. A minor fact."
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