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Raretrifecta
The correct spelling is trifecta.
How to pronounce trifecta
/tɹaɪˈfɛktə/
nounIPA: /tɹaɪˈfɛktə/
Say it like: Tri-fec-ta
The correct spelling is trifecta. A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish. For example: "2011, Beatriz Scaglia, The Trifecta of Evil and the Crisis of Faith: Devil, Satan, and Lucifer."
Usage Examples
“2011, Beatriz Scaglia, The Trifecta of Evil and the Crisis of Faith: Devil, Satan, and Lucifer.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
- 2.The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
- 3.(by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
- 4.(US politics) The complete legislative and executive control of state government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state legislatures. The party that holds all three positions of power is said to have a trifecta.
- 5.(US politics) Control by one party of the federal government: the presidency and both houses of Congress.
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