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31second — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun very short moment of time ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting, mere (esp. AmE), split ▪ I only saw the man for a split second as he ran past. ▪ I swam to the other shore in mere seconds …
32second — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French secund, from Latin secundus second, following, favorable, from sequi to follow more at sue Date: 13th century 1. a. next to the first in place or time < was second in line > b. (1) next to …
33second*/*/*/ — [ˈsekənd] number I 1) in the place or position counted as number two the second of October[/ex] This is the second programme in a series on rural health.[/ex] Gothenburg is Sweden s second largest city.[/ex] He came second in the European… …
34second — I sec•ond [[t]ˈsɛk ənd[/t]] adj. 1) next after the first; being the ordinal number for two 2) being the latter of two equal parts 3) next after the first in place, time, or value 4) next after the first in rank: the second in command[/ex] 5)… …
35second — {{11}}second (adj.) after first, c.1300, from O.Fr. second, from L. secundus following, next in order, from root of sequi follow (see SEQUEL (Cf. sequel)). Replaced native OTHER (Cf. other) in this sense because of the ambiguousness of the… …
36second — I. /ˈsɛkənd / (say sekuhnd) adjective 1. next after the first in order, place, time, rank, value, quality, etc.; (the ordinal of two). 2. alternate: every second Monday. 3. Music the lower of two parts for the same instrument or voice: second… …
37second — 1. (s or sec or ) a fundamental unit of time in all measuring systems and the SI base unit of time. The name simply means that this unit is the second division of the hour, the minute being the first (see minute [0]). The second was defined …
38Second — As in a duel, the second could step in to cover for the leading man, but otherwise played a strong supporting role. In every line of business for which two or more actors were employed, the second deferred to the principal. A stock company… …
39second — second1 [ sɛk(ə)nd] ordinal number 1》 constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd. ↘secondly. ↘(seconds) informal a second course or second helping of food at a meal. ↘denoting someone or… …
40second — ▪ I. second sec‧ond 1 [ˈsekənd] adjective second half/quarter/period ACCOUNTING the second half, quarter etc of the financial year: • The company expects second quarter sales to be substantially below those of the equivalent period a year ago.… …
