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/ekˈsakto/

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Translation

exact, exactly

Word origin

From Latin exactus ('precise, complete'), the past participle of exigere ('to drive out, demand'). The same root gives English exact and exactitude.

Origin
Latin
Root
exactus
English cognates
exact, exactitude

Grammar

Feminineexacta
Masc pluralexactos
Fem pluralexactas

Examples

Dime , .

Tell me the exact time, please.

¡! .

Exactly! That is what I meant to say.

.

The number is not entirely accurate.

.

I need the exact number before Monday.

dibujo .

She made an exact drawing of the building.

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This word is part of lesson 19.