adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈfæk.tʃ(u)əl/
UK:/ˈfæk.(t)ʃ(ʊ)əl/
Received-Pronunciation, dated:/ˈfæk.tj(ʊ)əl/
New-Zealand:/ˈfɛk.(t)ʃ(ʉː)əl/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -æktʃuəl
rhymes with -æktʃəl
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rhymes with -ækʃəl
CMU ARPABET:F AE1 K CH UW0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.