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second° adj. 1 subsequent, following, next: He let the first target go
by and aimed for the second one. 2 subordinate, next: If the
colonel isn't here, who is the second officer? 3 alternative,
second-best: She refuses to settle for second choice. 4
alternate, other: The laundry is picked up and delivered every
second Tuesday. His second language is Italian. 5 other, later,
younger, newer, more recent: After his first wife died, he took
her nurse as his second wife. 6 another, duplicate: The boy is
a second Einstein.
--n. 7 defective or imperfect or damaged or faulty or deficient
or flawed or impaired or marred or blemished or bruised or
inferior merchandise: The prices of these shirts have been
reduced because they are seconds. 8 subordinate, assistant,
number two, lieutenant, aide-de-camp, man Friday, girl Friday,
right hand; understudy, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, double,
alternate, backer, supporter; Colloq US gal Friday: Not being
ambitious, Helen would prefer to be a second to the person who
runs the business.
--v. 9 support, back, aid, help, assist, approve (of), advance,
promote, subscribe to, espouse, sponsor, patronize, favour,
encourage, go along with: Madam Chairwoman, I would like to
second this proposal. 10 transfer, move, assign, shift,
relocate: After the Falklands War, he was seconded to fleet
headquarters for a year.
--adv. 11 secondly, in the second place, secondarily, (number)
two, b or B: I want to go: first, because it'll be interesting,
and second, because Jake'll be there.
secondý n. moment, instant, flash, minute, twinkling or wink or bat (of
an eye), split second, Colloq sec, jiffy, two shakes (of a
lamb's tail), Brit tick, half a mo: I'll be with you in a
second, as soon as I finish writing this letter.
secondary adj. 1 less important, unimportant, inessential or unessential,
non-essential, non-critical, subsidiary, ancillary, minor,
inferior, subordinate: These secondary matters can be dealt
with after the important ones. 2 derivative, derived, indirect,
second-hand, unoriginal, not original; copied, imitated: His
biography of Queen Victoria was based entirely on secondary
sources. 3 auxiliary, second-line, backup, extra, reserve,