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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French seconde, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequi (“follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

English ordinal numbers
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    Ordinal : second
    Cardinal : two

[edit] Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĕʹkənd, IPA: /ˈsɛk.ənd/, SAMPA: /"sEk.@nd/
  • Audio - 'a second' (UK)
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  • Audio (US)
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  • Hyphenation: sec‧ond

[edit] Adjective

second (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
  2. Number-two; following immediately after the first one.
    He lives on Second Street.
    The second volume in "The Lord of the Rings" series is called "The Two Towers".
  3. That which comes after the first.
    You take the first one, and I'll have the second.
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terms derived from second (adjective)
[edit] Translations
second (numeral)
that which comes after the first
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[edit] Noun

second (plural seconds)

  1. (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
    They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
  2. (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
    That was good barbecue. I hope I can get seconds.
  3. Another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
  4. (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
  5. The second gear of an engine.
  6. (baseball) Second base.
  7. (historical) A dueller's assistant.
[edit] Translations
manufactured item that fails to meet quality control standards
another chance to achieve what should have been done the first time
interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (with or without extra accidentals)
second gear
second base

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French seconde, from Medieval Latin secunda, short for secunda pars minuta (“second diminished part (of the hour)”)

[edit] Alternative forms

  • (SI unit of time): (abbreviations) s, sec; (symbols) s (SI and non-scientific usage), sec (in non-scientific usage only)
  • (unit of angle): (abbreviations) arcsec, "

[edit] Pronunciation

  • enPR: sĕ'kənd, IPA: /ˈsɛk.ənd/, SAMPA: /"sEk.@nd/
  • Audio (US)
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  • Hyphenation: sec‧ond

[edit] Noun

second (plural seconds)

  1. The SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest; one-sixtieth of a minute.
  2. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
  3. A short, indeterminate amount of time.
    I'll be there in a second.
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SI unit of time
unit of angular measure
short, indeterminate amount of time
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[edit] Etymology 3

From Middle French seconder, from Latin secundo (“assist, make favorable”)

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Transfer temporarily
  • (UK) enPR: səkŏnd', IPA: /səˈkɒnd/, SAMPA: /"s@kQnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnd
  • Hyphenation: sec‧ond
Assist, Agree
  • (UK, US) enPR: sĕ'kənd, IPA: /ˈsɛkənd/, SAMPA: /"sEk@nd/
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  • Hyphenation: sec‧ond

[edit] Verb

second (third-person singular simple present seconds, present participle seconding, simple past and past participle seconded)

  1. (transitive, UK) Transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
    • 1998 — Paul Leonard, Dreamstone Moon, ch 9
      Daniel had still been surprised, however, to find the lab area deserted, all the scientists apparently seconded by Cleomides's military friends.
  2. (transitive) To assist.
  3. (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two.
    I second the motion.
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temporary transfer of employment
to agree as a second person

[edit] Noun

second (plural seconds)

  1. The attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match, who must be ready to take over if the contestant drops out. In the case of a duel, the seconds may also fight each other at 90° to the other contestants.
  2. One who agrees in addition, or such a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
    If we want the motion to pass, we will need a second.
[edit] Translations
attendant of a duel or boxing match standing in for a contestant
one who agrees in addition

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  • (abbreviation) 2e

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin secundus (“second”); related to sequi (“follow”).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /s(@)go~/, /s(@)go~t/ (with liaison)
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[edit] Adjective

second m. (f. seconde, m. plural seconds, f. plural secondes)

  1. second
    « Chiquita! Chiquita! » À la seconde appellation, une fillette maigre et hâve (...) s'avança vers Agostin. (Gautier, Fracasse, 1863)
    une seconde possibilité — a second possibility, another possibility

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second m. (plural seconds)

  1. assistant
    Je m'attachai aux pas de miss Harriet et lui servis de second dans le classement du linge. (Gobineau, Pléiades, 1874)

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