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actually

adverb (IN FACT)
 
 
/ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ /-tju-/ /-tʃʊ.li/

Definition

A2 in fact or really: I didn't actually see her - I just heard her voice. So what actually happened?True, real, false, and unreal
(Definition of actually adverb (IN FACT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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