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1. Taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
   "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating"
    
2. Presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
   "actual and imagined conditions"; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different";
   - existent
    
3. Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
   "her actual motive";
   - genuine, literal, real
    
4. Existing in act or fact
   "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"; "rocks and trees...the actual world";
   - factual
    
5. Being or existing at the present moment
   "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West"

See also: actuality, current, effective, existent, real, true