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Word entry · 6 letters

second

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"Number after first"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɛk.ənd/Part of speech adverb, noun, adjective, verbSorted cdenosStarts with SEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Number two in order; unit of time

Word origin

From Middle English secunde, second, secound, secund, borrowed from Old French second, seond, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“to follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Doublet of secund and secundo. Displaced native twoth and partially displaced native other (from Old English ōþer (“other; next; second”)).

Used in a sentence

  • He lives on Second Street.
  • The second volume in "The Lord of the Rings" series is called "The Two Towers".
  • He became the second player to hit 50000 runs for his county.

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