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second

/ˈsekənd/SEH-kuhnd
/ˈsɛkənd/SEH-kuhnd

Meaningfollowing, second

Common meaning: next after the first

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SAK‘follow, accompany’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 376, p. 743 · scan
  2. Latinsecundus‘following, second’source
  3. Frenchsecondsource
  4. Middle Englishsecondsource
  5. Englishsecond‘next after the first’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin secundus ‘following, second’.

Roots

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