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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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   A second is the SI unit of time, defined by the caesium frequency. Learn how seconds are measured, subdivided and related to other units of time, such as minutes, hours, days and years.

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   A second may be one-sixtieth of a minute or the item after first. If you ask whether you're second in line, the hostess might reply, "Give me a second and I'll tell you." Different meanings of the word second have evolved from the same background, which is the Latin word secundus, which means "next" or "following."

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