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      factoid
      noun
      something resembling a fact
      a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
      Roots
      factumfact- · Latin · thing done, deedoeides-oid · Greek · resembling, having the form of
      Words related to factoid
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      The word factoid breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: fact, from Latin factum (“thing done, deed”); and -oid, from Greek oeides (“resembling, having the form of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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