SECOND
\sˈɛkənd], \sˈɛkənd], \s_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_d]\
Definitions of SECOND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
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the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
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the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
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following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
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coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"
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transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment; "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
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give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
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having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
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a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"
By Princeton University
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merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base
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the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
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the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
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following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"
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coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.
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Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
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Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge.
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One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.
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One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel.
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Aid; assistance; help.
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An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
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The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place.
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In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8.
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The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
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To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.
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To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
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Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
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The second part in a concerted piece; - often popularly applied to the alto.
By Oddity Software
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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.
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Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
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Being of the same kind as another that has preceded; another, like a protype; as, a second Cato; a second Troy; a second deluge.
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One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence, or power.
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One who follows or attends another for his support and aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel.
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Aid; assistance; help.
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An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
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The sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten seconds north of this place.
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In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n., 8.
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The interval between any tone and the tone which is represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
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To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.
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To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to forward; to encourage.
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Specifically, to support, as a motion or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of the mover or proposer.
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The second part in a concerted piece; - often popularly applied to the alto.
By Noah Webster.
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Immediately following the first in order of place, or time; next to the first in value, excellence, merit, dignity, or importance; inferior; subordinate; as, a second lieutenant; being of the same kind as another that has gone before; as, a second Brutus; in music, lower in pitch than the main part.
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One who, or that which, is next to the first in place, rank, excellence, or power; one who attends a person who fights a duel; a backer; the one-sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a degree; in music, a part pitched below another.
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To act as a supporter of; assist; in parliamentary practice, support, as a motion, etc., by giving formal approval to the proposal of the mover.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Immediately following the first: the ordinal of two: next in position: inferior.
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One who or that which follows or is second: one who attends another in a duel or a prize-fight: a supporter: the 60th part of a minute of time, or of a degree.
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To follow: to act as second: to assist: to encourage: to support the mover of a question or resolution.
By Daniel Lyons
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Next to the first; one who attends another in a duel; a supporter; the one-sixtieth of a minute.
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Next to the first; ordinal of two; inferior.
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To support; aid; support a motion.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To support; promote.
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Seconder.
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Next in order after the first.
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Another; other.
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Lower in pitch.
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The one next after the first.
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An attendant, as in a duel.
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The 1/60 of a minute either of time or of angular measure.
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The interval between any note and the next above or below on the diatonic scale.
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The second note above the key note.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. One who follows or comes after; one next and inferior in place, time, rank, or the like one who attends another for his support and aid; specifically, one who acts as another's aid in a duel, prize fight, &c.;—the sixtieth part of a minute of time or of a degree;—the interval between any tone and the tone represented on the staff next above it;-the second part in a concerted piece ;—pi. A coarse kind of flour.
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