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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin de facto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: дэ-фа́кто)
- (much less common) IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: дэ-фа́кто)
Adverb
де-фа́кто • (dɛ-fákto)
- de facto (in fact or in practice)
- Synonyms: факти́чески (faktíčeski), на де́ле (na déle)