"actuality" meaning in English

See actuality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌæktjuˈælɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-actuality.wav [UK] Forms: actuality [singular], actualities [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=actualities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The actualities of a situation are its facts and not just what people might believe.
    Sense id: simple-actuality-en-noun-OZbXQjzL
  2. If something happens in actuality it really happens.
    Sense id: simple-actuality-en-noun-ykpbDBTV
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