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Word: Second
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) ‘second (minute)’, feminine (used as a noun) of secundus, referring to the ‘second’ operation of dividing an hour by sixty
ˈsɛk(ə)nd
a sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the SI unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom.
Short Definition:sixtieth of minute of time
a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance.
Short Definition:sixtieth of minute of angular distance
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