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- [sek-uh nd]
- /ˈsɛk ənd/
- /ˈsek.ənd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sek-uh nd]
- /ˈsɛk ənd/
Definitions of seconds word
- adjective seconds next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. 1
- adjective seconds being the latter of two equal parts. 1
- adjective seconds next after the first in place, time, or value: the second house from the corner. 1
- adjective seconds next after the first in rank, grade, degree, status, or importance: the second person in the company. 1
- adjective seconds alternate: I have my hair cut every second week. 1
- adjective seconds inferior. 1
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Origin of seconds
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (adj., noun and adv.) < Old French (adj.) < Latin secundus following, next, second, equivalent to sec- (base of sequī to follow) + -undus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Seconds
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seconds popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seconds usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seconds
adj seconds
noun seconds
- goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- apologists — Plural form of apologist.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- cicatrices — Plural form of cicatrix; scars.
- coadjutants — Plural form of coadjutant.
adjective seconds
- alternatives — a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
- inferiors — Plural form of inferior.
- juniors — Plural form of junior.
verb seconds
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