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/ˈakto/
Translation
act, action, ceremony, act (of a play)
Word origin
From Latin actus ('a doing, a performance'), from agere ('to do, to drive'). The theatrical sense of a division of a play comes from the same word.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- actus
- English cognates
- act, action, agent
Grammar
Examples
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It was an act of great courage.
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The play has three acts.
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The official ceremony began at eight.
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His actions always say more than his words.
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We attended a very important ceremony in the city.
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