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perfecta

[ per-fek-tuh ]

noun



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Word History and Origins

Origin of perfecta1

First recorded in 1965–70; ellipsis of Latin American Spanish, Spanish quiniela perfecta “perfect quinella”

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Example Sentences

Enatum inde monumentum aere perennius, licet passim appareant sinistre dicta, minus perfecta, veritati non satis consentanea.

In spite of all this, however, 'Doña Perfecta' has been pronounced by many his best work.

Doña Perfecta herself joins in this hostility, which finally develops into a venomous bitterness that menaces his life.

"Let us go down-stairs," said Doña Perfecta, without paying any attention to her daughter's swoon.

Doña Perfecta passed through the dining-room into the garden, followed by Maria Remedios.

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