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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FACTOID

(Coined by Norman Mailer): from fact + -oid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FACTOID

factoid  [ˈfæktɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FACTOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Factoid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FACTOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

factoid

Factoid

A factoid is a questionable or spurious statement presented as a fact, but without supporting evidence. The word is defined by the Compact Oxford English Dictionary as "an item of unreliable information that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact". The word can also be used to describe a particularly insignificant or novel fact, in the absence of much relevant context. A factlet is a small or trivial bit of information that is nonetheless true. Factoid was coined by Norman Mailer in his 1973 biography of Marilyn Monroe. Mailer described a factoid as "facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper", and created the word by combining the word fact and the ending -oid to mean "similar but not the same". The Washington Times described Mailer's new word as referring to "something that looks like a fact, could be a fact, but in fact is not a fact". Factoids may give rise to, or arise from, common misconceptions and urban legends.

Definition of factoid in the English dictionary

The definition of factoid in the dictionary is a piece of unreliable information believed to be true because of the way it is presented or repeated in print.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FACTOID


anaphylactoid
ˌænəfəˈlæktɔɪd
arctoid
ˈɑːktɔɪd
athetoid
ˈæθəˌtɔɪd
cactoid
ˈkæktɔɪd
cystoid
ˈsɪstɔɪd
deltoid
ˈdɛltɔɪd
demantoid
dɪˈmæntɔɪd
eutectoid
juːˈtɛktɔɪd
granitoid
ˈɡrænɪˌtɔɪd
hypereutectoid
ˌhaɪpəjuːˈtɛktɔɪd
hypoeutectoid
ˌhaɪpəʊjuːˈtektɔɪd
lymphomatoid
lɪmˈfəʊməˌtɔɪd
mastoid
ˈmæstɔɪd
odontoid
ɒˈdɒntɔɪd
phytoid
ˈfaɪtɔɪd
planetoid
ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd
rheumatoid
ˈruːməˌtɔɪd
sarcomatoid
sɑːˈkəʊməˌtɔɪd
teratoid
ˈtɛrəˌtɔɪd
trachytoid
ˈtrækɪˌtɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FACTOID

factive
factoidal
factor
factor analysis
factor cost
factor in
factor of production
factor of safety
factor VIII
factorability
factorable
factorage
factorial
factorially
factories
factoring
factorisation
factorise
factorization
factorize

WORDS THAT END LIKE FACTOID

allantoid
Bantoid
blastoid
carcinomatoid
dermatoid
goniatitoid
graphitoid
herpetoid
histoid
hydatoid
hypnotoid
lentoid
manatoid
mattoid
monocytoid
myelomatoid
paramastoid
parasitoid
scolytoid
thanatoid

Synonyms and antonyms of factoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «factoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FACTOID

Find out the translation of factoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of factoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «factoid» in English.

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阶乘
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factoid
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factoid
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factoid
380 millions of speakers
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factoid
280 millions of speakers

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Factoid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

factóide
270 millions of speakers

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factoid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

factoïde
220 millions of speakers

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Factoid
190 millions of speakers

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factoid
180 millions of speakers

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疑似事実
130 millions of speakers

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factoid
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Factoid
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factoid
80 millions of speakers

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factoid
75 millions of speakers

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Factoid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

factoid
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factoid
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factoid
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Factoid
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factoid
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factoid
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Translator English - Afrikaans

factoid
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Translator English - Swedish

factoid
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

factoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of factoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FACTOID»

The term «factoid» is very widely used and occupies the 20.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FACTOID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «factoid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «factoid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about factoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FACTOID»

Discover the use of factoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to factoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unofficial Questions and Answers About Doctor Who, and One ...
Where and When is Who? Intrigued? That was the title of my college freshman term paper. This book has questions and answers about Doctor Who, and a factoid about our galaxy. Hope you enjoy it.
Peggy Erickson, 2007
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Emerging Technologies in Knowledge Discovery and Data ...
meanings of terms and thus belong to the type of frequently accessed factoid. In light of this, based on previous work [9], we develop the following rules to definitions as well as factoid evaluation. Without losing generalization, we create three ...
Takashi Washio, Zhi-Hua Zhou, Joshua Zhexue Huang, 2007
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Advances in Web and Network Technologies, and Information ...
2.2 Trustworthiness of Factoid When we decide whether to trust information on the web, the factoid in the content can help us to make decision. Normally, it is hard to judge whether a factoid is trustworthy or not in an objective way. However  ...
Kevin C. Chang, 2007
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New Perspectives on Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286
Not all the structural story is shown in this diagram – dating of events like this can also be accommodated in the factoid model, for example, even though this is not shown in Figure 8.3, and although this factoid does in fact have links to objects ...
Matthew Hammond, 2013
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Synthetic Biology, Part B: Computer Aided Design and DNA ...
We now describe the procedure for creating a Factoid within a Note. 5. Double click the Dashboard icon for Grapevine again, or go under the File menu and select New Note, or type Ctrl-N. Type in a title and attach the Note to the Feature  ...
Chris Voigt, 2011
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Synthetic Biology: Computer Aided Design and DNA Assembly
We now describe the procedure for creating a Factoid within a Note. 5. Double click the Dashboard icon for Grapevine again, or go under the File menu and select New Note, or type Ctrl-N. Type in a title and attach the Note to the Feature  ...
Chris Voigt, 2011
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Collaborative Research in the Digital Humanities
All these prosopographies, however, share a common structural core that we call factoid prosopography. They grew out of work that began at KCL back in the 1990s during the construction of the Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire ( PBE), ...
Professor Marilyn Deegan, Professor Willard McCarty, 2012
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The Big Book of Conspiracies
With an Introduction by Rev. Ian Stang of the Church of the Subgenius Compiled by Doug Moench and 39 of the world's top comic artists, this collection presents some of the world's weirdest conspiracy theories.
Doug Moench, 1995
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Perl Hacks: Tips & Tools for Programming, Debugging, and ...
END I _flush I my %dispatch = ( # define a factoid '(\\S+) is (.*)$' => sub I $factoid- >I$_[0]I = $_[1]; _flush; return I, # query a factoid '(\\S+)\s*\\?$' => sub I exists $ factoid->I$_[0]I and return "I believe that $_[0] is $factoid->I$_[0]I" I; # drop a factoid ...
Chromatic, 2006
10
Trade Me Success Secrets
Today's mums-to-be, of course, are looking for maternity clothing that's not only functional but also (if possible) fashionable, a preference that has seen the development of a far wider range of maternity solutions. FABULOUS FACTOID ...
Michael Carney, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FACTOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term factoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephen Colbert: 'I Was Ready to Stop 'Colbert Report''
Colbert also revealed an interesting factoid about his former boss, Jon Stewart, whom he said his wife knew long before the pair met on The ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
2
Your Calendar Needs an Upgrade
The oddest factoid? Over half of these informal respondents were serious self-quantifiers. They knew how many steps they took in a day and ... «blogs.hbr.org, Jul 15»
3
Pete Rose: still cagey and defiant about the Ray Fosse collision after …
COPO, fun/interesting tidbit/factoid,Aaron has approximately 12 MILES more total bases than Rose with his 485 fewer hits. [citation needed] fka ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Portland metro now in 'moderate drought'
FACTOID: July 9 is the 36th day straight without measurable rain (more than a trace) at PDX. We've only had 8 days with rain since April 28th. «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
5
In One Ear: New arrival
Weird larus occidentalis factoid: Gulls will steal milk from lactating female seals while they're lying on their backs, sleeping on the beach. «Daily Astorian, Jul 15»
6
the Gekko Files: Cal Golden Bears 2015 Football Preveiw
Here is an interesting factoid that caught my eye. Despite putting up the 2nd most prolific offense in the PAC last season, the Golden Bears only ... «UW Dawg Pound, Jul 15»
7
Welcoming Ella Mae To CdA
Factoid: Coeur d'Alene mail carrier Larry Strobel founded the Perfection Nots in 1977 after sitting through a parade that had no music. «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Morning MoneyBeat: Why Tumult Abroad Might Help US Stocks
... be a tailwind for stocks. Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1877, the first Wimbledon tournament began. -By Kristen Scholer ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
9
Budget 2015: George Osborne delivers first Tory budget for 19 years …
A great little factoid courtesy of Press Association: There are only 427 seats in the House of Commons chamber - and 650 MPs. That means ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Morning MoneyBeat: As Earnings Season Starts, Challenges Persist
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1776, the Liberty Bell rang from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

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