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act

  • noun
  • ăkt

Something done, a deed.

Other meanings

  1. Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

  2. A product of a legislative body, a statute.

Example sentences

  • “Elevation is found in acts of kindness.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "ācta" (register of events).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “act” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.