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ac·cu·rate    Audio Help   [ak-yer-it] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
2.careful or meticulous: an accurate typist.
[Origin: 1605–15; < L accūrātus carefully prepared (ptp. of accūrāre), equiv. to ac- ac- + cūr(a) care + -ātus -ate1]

—Related forms
ac·cu·rate·ly, adverb
ac·cu·rate·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. true, unerring. See correct.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  accurate
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Conforming to fact.
Synonyms:  correct, exact, faithful, precise, right, rigorous, true, veracious, veridical
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  accurate
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having no errors.
Synonyms:  correct, errorless, exact, precise, right, rigorous
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  accurate
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  authentic, authoritative, certain, correct, de rigueur, definitive, errorless, exact, indisputable, just, literal, meticulous, orthodox, precise, reliable, right, sincere, true, trustworthy, unquestionable, veracious, verified, word-for-word, authorized
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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