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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Second \Sec"ond\, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly,
following, fr. sequi to follow. See Sue to follow, and cf.
Secund.]
1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in
order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;
other.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time. --Gen.
xli. 5.
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2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or
rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
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May the day when we become the second people upon
earth . . . be the day of our utter extirpation.
--Landor.
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3. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded;
another, like a prototype; as, a second Cato; a second
Troy; a second deluge.
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A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel! --Shak.
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Second Adventist. See Adventist.

Second cousin, the child of a cousin.

Second-cut file. See under File.

Second distance (Art), that part of a picture between the
foreground and the background; -- called also {middle
ground}, or middle distance. [R.]

Second estate (Eng.), the House of Peers.

Second girl, a female house-servant who does the lighter
work, as chamber work or waiting on table.

Second intention. See under Intention.

Second story, Second floor, in America, the second range
of rooms from the street level. This, in England, is
called the first floor, the one beneath being the
ground floor.

Second thought or Second thoughts, consideration of a
matter following a first impulse or impression;
reconsideration.
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On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had
known him. --Dickens.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Second \Sec"ond\, n.
1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next
and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence,
or power.
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Man
An angel's second, nor his second long. --Young.
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2. One who follows or attends another for his support and
aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as
another's aid in a duel.
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Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset.
--Sir H.
Wotton.
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3. Aid; assistance; help. [Obs.]
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Give second, and my love
Is everlasting thine. --J. Fletcher.
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4. pl. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the
best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
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5. [F. seconde. See Second, a.] The sixtieth part of a
minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the
second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves
about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten
seconds north of this place.
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6. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part
of an inch or prime; a line. See Inch, and Prime, n.,
8.
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7. (Mus.)
(a) The interval between any tone and the tone which is
represented on the degree of the staff next above it.
(b) The second part in a concerted piece; -- often
popularly applied to the alto.
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8. (Parliamentary Procedure) A motion in support of another
motion which has been moved in a deliberative body; a
motion without a second dies without discussion.
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Second hand, the hand which marks the seconds on the dial
of a watch or a clock.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Second \Sec"ond\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seconded; p. pr. & vb.
n. Seconding.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from
secundus. See Second, a.]
1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.
[R.]
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In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately
seconded with an ambitious hill. --Fuller.
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Sin is seconded with sin. --South.
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2. To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to
support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to
forward; to encourage.
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We have supplies to second our attempt. --Shak.
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In human works though labored on with pain,
A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain;
In God's, one single can its end produce,
Yet serves to second too some other use. --Pope.
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3. Specifically, (Parliamentary Procedure) to support, as a
motion[6] or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of
the mover or proposer.
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Note: Under common parliamentary rules used by many
organizations, especially legislative bodies, a motion
must be seconded in order to come properly before the
deliberative body for discussion. Any motion[6] for
which there is no second[8] dies for lack thereof.
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WordNet second
adj 1: coming next after the first in position in space or time or
degree or magnitude [syn: 2nd, 2d]
2: coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice
president"
3: a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in
pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute";
"the second violins" [ant: first]
4: having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"
n 1: 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the
Systeme International d'Unites [syn: sec, s]
2: an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only
takes a minute"; "in just a bit" [syn: moment, minute,
bit]
3: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who
is stationed near 2nd base [syn: second base]
4: a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party
began" [syn: moment, minute, instant]
5: following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a
close second"
6: a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes
and 45 seconds south of here" [syn: arcsecond]
7: the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing
match
8: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: secondment,
endorsement, indorsement]
9: the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in
the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down
into second to make the hill" [syn: second gear]
10: merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a
reduced price without the brand name [syn: irregular]
adv : in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"
[syn: secondly]
v 1: give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that
motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new
project" [syn: back, endorse, indorse]
2: transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment;
"The officer was seconded for duty overseas"

Moby Dictionary
B , Janus-like , Maecenas , OK , abettor , abundant year , academic year ,
accept , accredit , acolyte , adjutant , admirer , advance , advocate ,
affirm , aficionado , agent , aid , aide , aide-de-camp , aider ,
alternate , alternative , ambidextrous , amen , angel , annum , another ,
apologist , approve , approve of , assign , assist , assistant ,
attendant , authenticate , authorize , autograph , auxiliary , back ,
back up , backer , best man , bifacial , bifold , biform , bilateral ,
binary , binate , biparous , bissextile year , bivalent , breath , buff ,
calendar month , calendar year , century , certify , champion ,
coadjutant , coadjutor , coadjutress , coadjutrix , common year ,
conduplicate , confirm , consecutive intervals , cosign , countersign ,
coup , crack , day , decade , decennary , decennium , defective ,
defective year , defender , degree , dependence , deputy , diapason ,
diatessaron , diatonic interval , diatonic semitone , disomatous ,
double , double-faced , dual , duple , duplex , duplicate , encourage ,
encourager , endorse , endorser , enharmonic diesis ,
enharmonic interval , espouse , executive officer , exponent , fan ,
favor , favorer , fifth , fiscal year , flash , following , fortnight ,
fourth , friend at court , geminate , geminated , get behind ,
get in behind , girl Friday , give permission , give the go-ahead ,
give the imprimatur , give thumbs up , go along with , half a jiffy ,
half a mo , half a second , half a shake , half step , halftone , help ,
helper , helpmate , helpmeet , hour , initial , instant , interval ,
irregular , jiff , jiffy , later , leap year , less semitone ,
lieutenant , lover , lunar month , lunar year , lunation , luster ,
lustrum , mainstay , maintainer , man Friday , man-hour ,
melodic interval , microsecond , millennium , millisecond , minute ,
moment , month , moon , move , newer , next , notarize , note , number two ,
octave , other , parallel octaves , paranymph , paraprofessional ,
partisan , pass , pass on , pass upon , patron , patronize , permit ,
promote , promoter , protagonist , quarter , quinquennium , ratify ,
regular year , reliance , relocate , right hand , rubber stamp ,
run interference for , sanction , say amen to , schlock , schmatte ,
seal , sec , second-best , secondarily , secondary , seconder , secondly ,
sectary , semester , semitone , servant , session , seventh , shake ,
shift , side with , sideman , sider , sidereal year , sign ,
sign and seal , sixth , solar year , split second , sponsor , stalwart ,
stand back of , stand behind , stand by , stand-in , standby , step ,
stick by , stick up for , stroke , subordinate , subscribe to ,
subsequent , substitute , sun , support , supporter , supporting actor ,
supporting instrumentalist , surrogate , sustainer , swear and affirm ,
swear to , sympathizer , take sides with , term , third , tick , tone ,
transfer , trice , trimester , twelvemonth , twin , twink , twinkle ,
twinkling , twinned , twitch , two shakes , two-faced , two-level ,
two-ply , two-sided , two-story , twofold , undersign , understudy ,
underwrite , unison interval , upholder , validate , visa , vise ,
votary , warrant , week , weekday , well-wisher , whole step , wink ,
year , younger

SECOND. A measure equal to one sixtieth part of a minute. Vide Measure.