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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|xno|fet]], Old French fait, deed, achievement,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|factum|t=a thing done]], the noun use of the past participle of facere, to do, make;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[fact]] is its doublet.^(Barnhart 1988) The spelling with ea is like that of [[feast]].^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|xno|fet]], [[fro|fait]], deed, achievement,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|factum|t=a thing done]], the noun use of the past participle of [[m|la|facere]], to do, make;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) [[fact]] is its doublet.^(Barnhart 1988) The spelling with ea is like that of [[feast]].^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==