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exacta

exacta noun: a bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

Noun

exacta (plural exactas)

  1. A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
    Synonyms:
    correcta

Synonyms of exacta

Forms of exacta

pluralexactas

Origin of exacta

Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”).

Words formed from exacta

Questions about exacta

What does exacta mean?
Exacta means a bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
What part of speech is exacta?
Exacta is a noun.
What is the plural of exacta?
The plural of exacta is exactas.

Words near exacta in the dictionary

  1. exact same
  2. exact science
  3. exact sciences
  4. exact sequence
  5. exact sequences
  6. exacta
  7. exactable
  8. exactamundo
  9. exactas
  10. exacted
  11. exacter

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