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FACTOID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("factoid" is a kind of...):
news item (an item in a newspaper)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("factoid" is a kind of...):
info; information (a message received and understood)
