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exacta
[ ig-zak-tuh ]
noun
- a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first- and second-place finishers in exact order.
- a race in which such bets are made.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exacta1
First recorded in 1960–65; ellipsis of Spanish quiniela exacta “exact quinella”
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Example Sentences
Horum adulescentia bonis artibus et magna omnium spe exacta est: ad egregiam enim indolem optima accedebat educatio.
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Descripción y relación exacta de sus gloriosas misiones en el reino, llanos, Meta, y rio Orinoco.
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The description of Lucie, his wife, is exacta very charming woman with beautiful dark hair and eyes.
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