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Second

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Adj

Number-two;
after the first one with nothing between them. The
to the
two.
Next to the first in value, power,
,
, or
;
;
; inferior.
Being of the same kind
that has
; another.

Adv

After the first; at the second rank.
After the first
but before the third.

Noun

Something that is
in a series.
Something that is next in
, quality,
,
,
, or authority.
The place that is next below or after first in a
or contest.
A
that, though still
,
to
standards.
An
of food.
A
or
to
what should have been done the
, usually
around. (See second-guess.)
In Music:
The
between two
in a
(either or both of them may be
or
from the
via any type of accidental).
The
of an engine.
In Baseball:
Second base.
The
of a
an
whose role was to
to
the
or to make the
for a duel.
A Cub Scout
to
the sixer.
One-sixtieth of a
; the SI
of time,
as the
of 9,192,631,770
of
to the
between two
levels of
-133 in a
at a
of
and at rest.
A
of
to one-sixtieth of a
or one part in 3600 of a degree.
A
,
amount of time.
One who
another in a
or
, such as a dueller's assistant.
One who
or
a
, or the
itself, as required in certain
to
etc.
Aid;
; help.

Verb

To
as a
to (a
), usually to
a
of two. (See
3 for translations.)
To
in the next place; to succeed.
In Climbing:
To
after a lead
er.
In British English:
To
to
employment.
To
or support; to back.
To
as a
to (a
), usually to
a
of two. (This may
1 above.)
In Music:
To
by
as the second performer.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

second
English
arrow
seconde
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
arrow
secunda
Latin
seconder
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
arrow
secundo
Latin
secont
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
arrow
secundus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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