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Main Entry:
1sec·ond 
Pronunciation:
sek-
nd also -
nt
Function:
adjective
Etymology: Middle English
second "next to the first in position, order, or time," from early French
secund (same meaning), from Latin
secundus "second, following, favorable," from
sequi "to follow" --related to
SEQUEL
1 -- see
NUMBER table
2 a : next to the first in time, order, importance, or rank <
second violin> <
second place>
b : 1OTHER 2 <elects a mayor every
second year>
c : resembling or suggesting an original
: ANOTHER <a
second Shakespeare>
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second adverb -
sec·ond·ly adverb
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