Pronounced: TER-uh-plane, noun
Notes: I think I’ve heard this word, but I cannot recall where or when
Yesterday’s word
The word factitious means
- artificial
- sham
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
For all that our word looks like it should be related to “fact”, it doesn’t – it came from the Latin word facticius (artificial), which is the past participle of facere (to do).
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