Latin, literally "in fact, in reality," thus, "existing, but not necessarily legally ordained or morally right;" from facto, ablative of factum "deed, act" (see de + fact).
the result was, de facto, a one-party system
a de facto state of war
de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law
daze
dazzle
D-day
de
de-
de facto
de jure
de minimis
de novo
De Profundis
de rigueur
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