Main Entry:: ¹sec·ond
Pronunciation:: \ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k^əŋ\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from Latin secundus second, following, favorable, from sequi to follow — more at sue
Date:: 13th century

1 a: next to the first in place or time <was second in line> b (1): next to the first in value, excellence, or degree <his second choice of schools> (2): inferior , subordinate <was second to none> c: ranking next below the top of a grade or degree in authority or precedence <second mate> d: alternate , other <elects a mayor every second year> e: resembling or suggesting a prototype : another <a second Thoreau> f: being the forward gear or speed next higher than first in a motor vehicle2: relating to or having a part typically subordinate to and lower in pitch than the first part in concerted or ensemble music

— second or sec·ond·ly adverb

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