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   second

   /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/

   ordinal

   • 1. constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd: "he married for a second time" Similar nextfollowingafter the firstsubsequentensuingsucceedingcomingOpposite firstpreceding
   • ▪ secondly (used to introduce a second point or reason): "second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with non-resident clients"
   • ▪ an interval spanning two consecutive notes in a diatonic scale.
   • ▪ the note which is higher by a second interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord.
   • ▪ the second in a sequence of a vehicle's gears: "he took the corner in second"
   • ▪ second base.
   • ▪ the second form of a school or college. British
   • ▪ a second course or second helping of food at a meal. informal Similar a second helpinga further helpingmore
   • ▪ denoting someone or something regarded as comparable to or reminiscent of a better-known predecessor: "a fear that the conflict would turn into a second Vietnam" Similar anotherduplicatereproductiontwindoublenewreplicatematchingrepeat ofcopy ofcarbon copy ofOpposite original
   • 2. subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance: "it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports" Similar secondarylowersubordinatesubsidiarylesserminorsubservientsupportinglower-gradeinferiorOpposite firsttop
   • ▪ additional to that already existing, used, or possessed: "a second home" Similar additionalextrafreshanotherfurtherrepeatsupplementarysupplementalspareextraadditionalalternativeanotherbackuprelieffallbacksubstituteauxiliaryancillaryredundantsurplussuperfluousalternateOpposite firstprimaryprincipal
   • ▪ the second finisher or position in a race or competition: "he finished second"
   • ▪ a place in the second grade in an examination, especially for a degree. British
   • ▪ performing a lower or subordinate of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice: "the second violins"
   • ▪ goods of an inferior quality. Similar imperfect goodsfaulty goodsdefective goodsflawed goodsinferior goodsrejectsexport rejectsdiscards
   • ▪ the reserve team of a sports club.
   • ▪ coarse flour, or bread made from it.
   • 3. an attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match.
   • ▪ a Cub or Brownie chosen by their pack to assist the Sixer and replace them when they are absent.

   verb

   • 1. formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion: "Bridgeman seconded Maxwell's motion calling for the reform"
   • ▪ express agreement with: "her view is seconded by most Indian leaders today"
   • ▪ support; back up: "so well was he seconded by the multitude of labourers at his command"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seconder noun

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