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Main Entry: 1act
Pronunciation: akt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English act "act, deed," from Latin actus "action of doing" and from Latin actum "something done," both from agere "to drive, do" --related to AGENT 1: something that is done <an act of kindness> 2: the doing of something <caught in the act> 3: a law made by a governing body <an act of Congress> 4 a: one of the main divisions of a play or opera b: one of the parts of a variety show or circus 5: a display of behavior that is not sincere <just putting on an act>