| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fait accompli |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fait ac·com·pli |
| PRONUNCIATION: | f tä-kô -pl , f t ä- |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. faits ac·com·plis ( f tä-kô -pl , -pl z , f t ä-) An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : fait, fact + accompli, accomplished.
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