Exact ɪɡˈzækt Original I Adjective Palace Replica Building

• the new palace is an exact replica of the original building.
• it is an exact copy of the original document.
• the model is exact in every detail.
• for now they are keeping the exact date and location of the wedding a secret.

exact

1. correct in every detail
• SYNONYM precise
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/precise
• The new palace is an exact replica of the original building.
• It is an exact copy of the original document.
• The model is exact in every detail.
• For now they are keeping the exact date and location of the wedding a secret.
• The exact nature of her illness (= precisely what her illness is) has not been made public.
• Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different).
• The colours were an almost exact match.
• She's in her mid-thirties—thirty-six to be exact.
• I had the exact same problem as you when I first started.
• What were his exact words?
• A clear definition requires very exact wording.
• Nobody knows the exact number of people affected, but it is over 10 000.
• He started to phone me at the exact moment I started to phone him (= at the same time).

Extra Examples

• We need to know the exact time the incident occurred.
• She gave an exact description of the attacker.
• The two men were exact contemporaries at university.
2. very accurate and careful about details
• SYNONYM meticulous
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/meticulous
• He was very exact about everything he did.
3. using accurate measurements and following set rules
• SYNONYM precise
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/precise
• Assessing insurance risk can never be an exact science.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a verb): from Latin exact- ‘completed, ascertained, enforced’, from the verb exigere, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + agere ‘perform’. The adjective dates from the mid 16th cent. and reflects the Latin exactus ‘precise’.