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Noun: fait accompli (faits accomplis)  'feyt-u,kóm'plee [N. Amer], ,feyt-u'kúm-plee or 'feyt-u'kóm,plee [Brit]
  1. An irreversible accomplishment
    "The merger was presented to the employees as a fait accompli";
    - accomplished fact

Derived forms: faits accomplis

Type of: accomplishment, achievement

Encyclopedia: Fait accompli