Definition of Trifecta

1. Noun. (US Australia New Zealand) A bet in which the bettor must select the winners of the first three places of a race in the order in which they finish ¹

2. Noun. (US Australia New Zealand) The situation wherein one has attained three achievements, qualities, ''etc.'', especially when these are of great importance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trifecta

1. a system of betting [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trifecta

triethylgallium
triethyltin compounds
triexciton
triexcitons
trifacial
trifacial nerve
trifacial neuralgia
trifacials
trifactorial
trifallow
trifallowed
trifallowing
trifallows
trifarious
trifasciated
trifecta (current term)
trifectas
triff
triffer
triffest
triffic
triffid
triffids
triffidy
trifid
trifid beggar-ticks
trifid bur marigold
trifistulary
triflate
triflates

Literary usage of Trifecta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Winning Florida: How the Bush Team Fought the Battle by Robert Zelnick (2001)
"... and media hogs, and he saw Richard as having hit the trifecta. Plus, he knew the case and the personalities well by now and felt with typical lawyer's ..."

2. Hacking College by Dean Kohrs (2006)
"Remember the globalization trifecta is information, technology and finance. I've spent a large section of this book talking about finance, so this section ..."

3. Mike Leibig Traveling in Disguise by Michael T. Leibig (2003)
"(At the time of this lesson, betting on trifecta's and such was limited to trotters.) Ellen — Don't ever go to trotting or dog races: they are fixed, ..."

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