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NGSL Rank: 225
second
ˈsɛk(ə)nd Listen
Meanings
number
  • constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd.
    E.g. he married for a second time
  • subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance.
    E.g. it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports
  • an attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match.
verb
  • formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.
    E.g. Bridgeman seconded Maxwell's motion calling for the reform
noun
  • a sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the SI unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom.
  • a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance.
verb
  • transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position.
    E.g. I was seconded to a public relations unit

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