noun
- Official records or proceedings, especially of a government body, organization, or historical event.
Usage: Often used in plural form or as a collective noun.; Formal or academic register.; Latin origin; commonly seen in titles of academic journals and historical documents.
Examples
- The acta of the Roman Senate were carefully preserved by historians.
- The university published the acta from the annual conference in a special journal issue.
- Medieval acta provide valuable insight into the governance of the period.
- The acta of the meeting were distributed to all committee members.
- Scholars consulted the acta to verify the historical claims.