Meaning Of The Word Factive

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factive in American English
adjective: presupposing the truth of an embedded sentence that serves as complement, as realize in I didn't realize that he had left, which presupposes that it is true that he had left
noun: a factive expression

factive in British English
adjective: (of a linguistic context) giving rise to the presupposition that a sentence occurring in that context is true, as John regrets that Mary did not attend

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