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FAIT ACCOMPLI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fait accompli mean?
• FAIT ACCOMPLI (noun)
The noun FAIT ACCOMPLI has 1 sense:
1. an irreversible accomplishment
Familiarity information: FAIT ACCOMPLI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An irreversible accomplishment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
accomplished fact; fait accompli
Hypernyms ("fait accompli" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
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