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fait¹

noun faits

  1. misspelling Misspelling of fate
  2. Only used in fait accompli.

Fait²

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* A variant of German Veit.

* Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname.

* Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful”).

proper noun Faits

  1. A surname.

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"fait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fait

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"fait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fait.

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@misc{fait_2026,
  title = {fait},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fait},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}