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exactly
Pronunciation: /iɡˈzak(t)lē/
adverb
1Without discrepancy (used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description):
they met in 1989 and got married exactly two years later
fold the second strip of paper in exactly the same way
2In exact terms; without vagueness:
what exactly are you looking for?
3Used as a reply to confirm or agree with what has just been said:
“You mean that you’re going to tell me the truth?” “Exactly.”
exactly: in phrases
not exactly
1Not at all:
that was not exactly convincing
2Not quite but close to being:
not exactly agitated, but disturbed
(Definition from Oxford Dictionaries Online © Oxford University Press 2014)
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