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trifecta

The correct spelling is trifecta.

How to pronounce trifecta

/tɹaɪˈfɛktə/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
  2. 2.The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
  3. 3.(by extension) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
  4. 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. 5.(US politics) Control by one party of the federal government: the presidency and both houses of Congress.

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