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Word: Exact
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th century and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzakt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not approximated in any way; precise
Short Definition:precise
Examples:- the exact details were still being worked out
Word: Exact
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪɡˈzakt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛɡˈzakt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
demand and obtain (something) from someone
Short Definition:demand and obtain something from someone
Examples:- he exacted promises that another Watergate would never be allowed to happen
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