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Common
noun
•
Something
done
, a
deed
.
•
Actuality
.
•
In Theology:
Something
done
once and for all
, as
distinguished
from a work.
•
A product of a
legislative body
, a
statute
.
•
The process of doing something.
•
A
formal
or
official
record
of something
done
.
•
In Drama:
A
division
of a
theatrical
performance.
•
A
performer
or
performer
s in a
show
.
•
Any
organized
activity
.
•
A
display
of
behaviour
.
•
A
thesis
maintained
in public
, in some
English
universities
, by a
candidate
for a
degree
, or to
show
the
proficiency
of a
student
.
•
A
display
of
behaviour
meant to
deceive
.
•
An
instance
of a certain
standardized
college
admissions
test
in the
United States
,
originally
called the
American
College
Test
.
verb
•
To do something.
•
To do (something); to
perform
.
•
To
perform
a
theatrical
role.
•
Of a
play
: to be
acted out
(well or
badly
).
•
To
behave
in a certain
manner
for an
indefinite
length
of time.
•
To
convey
an
appearance
of being.
•
To do something that
causes
a change
binding
on the
doer
.
•
To have an
effect
(on).
•
To
play
(a role).
•
To
feign
.
•
In Mathematics:
To
map
via a
homomorphism
to a group of
automorphisms
(of).
•
To
move
to
action
; to
actuate
; to
animate
.
name
•
Initialism
of
Australian Capital Territory
, a
federal
territory
of
Australia
.
•
Initialism
of
American
College
Test
.
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Lineage
act
English
acte
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
acta
Latin
ἀκτή
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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