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exacta

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ex·act·a  (g-zkt)
n.
A method of betting, as on a horserace, in which the bettor must correctly pick those finishing in the first and second places in precisely that sequence. Also called perfecta.
[From American Spanish quiniela exacta, exact quiniela (a game of chance), from Spanish exacta, feminine of exacto, from Latin exctus; see exact.]
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Noun1.exacta - a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
perfecta
wager, bet - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"
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