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adjective(sec-ond)next to the first in place or time
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adjective(sec-ond)next to the first in value, excellence, or degree
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adjective(sec-ond)inferior, subordinate
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noun(sec-ond)one that is number two in a series
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noun(sec-ond)one that is next after the first in rank, position, authority, or precedence
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noun(sec-ond)one that assists or supports another; especially : the assistant of a duelist or boxer
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adverb(sec-ond)in the second place : secondly
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adverb(sec-ond)before all others with one exception
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noun(sec-ond)the 60th part of a minute of angular measure
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noun(sec-ond)the 60th part of a minute of time : 1/86,400 part of the mean solar day; specifically : the base unit of time in the International System of Units that is equal to the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium-133 atom
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noun(sec-ond)an instant of time : moment
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verb(sec-ond)to give support or encouragement to : assist
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verb(sec-ond)to support (a fighting person or group) in combat : bring up reinforcements for
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verb(sec-ond)to support or assist in contention or debate
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noun(sec-ond)a comedian who plays a supporting role to a top banana; broadly : a person in a subservient position
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noun(sec-ond)the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
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noun(sec-ond)the player position for defending the area on the first-base side of second base
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adjective(sec-ond)next to the best
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noun(sec-ond)one that is below or after the best
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adverb(sec-ond)in second place