fait accompli

Dictionary: fait ac·com·pli (fā'tä-kôN-plē', fĕt'ä-) pronunciation

n., pl. faits ac·com·plis (fā'tä-kôN-plē', -plēz', fĕt'ä-).

An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.

[French : fait, fact + accompli, accomplished.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an irreversible accomplishment
Synonym: accomplished fact

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