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adjective, noun.
adj. 1. existing as a fact; real.
△Ex. What he told us was not a dream but an actual happening.
(SYN) true, genuine.
2. now existing; present.
△Ex. the actual (not the past or future) state of affairs today.
(SYN) current.
3. (Obsolete.) active; practical.
noun (Informal.) a documentary film or broadcast.
noun actualness.