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exact

SYLLABICATION:	ex·act
PRONUNCIATION:	g-zkt
ADJECTIVE:	1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality: an exact account; an exact replica; your exact words. 2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate: an exact figure; an exact science. 3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules: an exact speaker.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: ex·act·ed, ex·act·ing, ex·acts 1. To force the payment or yielding of; extort: exact tribute from a conquered people. 2. To demand and obtain by or as if by force or authority: a harsh leader who exacts obedience. See synonyms at demand.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin exctus, past participle of exigere, to weigh out, demand : ex-, ex- + agere, to weigh; see ag- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	ex·acta·ble —ADJECTIVE ex·actness —NOUN ex·actor, ex·acter —NOUN


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