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/ˈsekənˌdeɹi/SEH-kuhn-deh-ree
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/SEH-kuhn-deh-ree

Meaningcoming second

Common meaning: less important

Other meanings: following on from something else

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sak-‘follow, accompany’source
  2. Latinsecundus‘following, second’source
  3. Frenchsecondsource
  4. Middle Englishsecondsource
  5. Englishsecond‘next after the first’
  6. Englishformed in English from secondsecondary‘less important’ · 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: Formed in English from second + -ary.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SECOND, p.537 · scan

Source words

  • secundus Latin · source word “following, second”

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