TRIFECTA Definition & Meaning

trifecta

[trahy-fek-tuh]

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noun

Sports.��
1. a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
2. a race in which such bets are made.
a group, set, or series of three; a triad.
Plain yogurt is the perfect food, with its trifecta of carbs, protein, and fat.

trifecta

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noun

a form of betting in which the punter selects the first three place-winners in a horse race in the correct order
any achievement involving three successful outcomes

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trifecta¹

First recorded in 1970–75; tri- + (per)fecta

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trifecta¹

from _tri- + ( per ) fecta , a US system of betting

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Do you want to drop a Brando comparison to complete the trifecta?

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This comparison to the Tea Party is apt because it really did take that movement a couple of evolutions and many years to wind up where we are today with a Republican trifecta.

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But what Illinois has in common with California and New York—to take two other states actively working to shore up struggling urban transit systems—is a Democratic trifecta in the statehouse.

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National Review is neither victorious nor defeated within its Republican trifecta; if it has a binding conceit, it seems to be a nihilistic embrace of the inevitable calamity that awaits us here at the end of the American century.

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Like T-Pain on Friday, Shaboozey completed a rare Indio trifecta on Saturday, performing on Stagecoach’s main stage after doing both weekends of Coachella.

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