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second

adverb
  1. in the second place
    “second, we must consider the economy”
    secondly
adjective
  1. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
    “second flute”
  2. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
noun
  1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
    second base
  2. merchandise that has imperfections
    irregular
  3. the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
    “They had to shift down into second to make the hill.”
  4. a speech seconding a motion
    “do I hear a second?”
    secondment
  5. the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
  6. a 60th part of a minute of arc
    “the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here”
    arcsecond
  7. following the first in an ordering or series
    “We came in a close second.”
  8. 1/60 of a minute
    secs
  9. a particular point in time
    minuteinstantmoment
  10. an indefinitely short time
    minutebitmomentmo
verb
  1. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
    “The officer was seconded for duty overseas”
  2. give support or one's approval to
    “I'll second that motion”
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