act

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Etymology

From Latin ācta (“register of events”), plural of āctum (“decree, law”), from agō (“put in motion”).

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Noun

act (countable and uncountable; plural acts)

  1. (countable) Something done, a deed.
    An act of good will.
  2. (Can we verify() this sense?) (obsolete, uncountable) A state of existence.
  3. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  4. The process of doing something.
    He was caught in the act.
  5. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
  6. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
    The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.
  7. (countable) A display of behavior.

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