seconde

Etymology

From French

Noun

seconde (plural secondes)

1. (fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.

Anagrams

• Cedenos, encodes

Pronunciation

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Noun

seconde f (plural seconden or secondes, diminutive secondje n or secondetje n)

1. second (a unit of time)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ɡɔ̃d/

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Adjective

seconde

1. feminine singular of second

Noun

seconde f (plural secondes)

1. second (for indicating time)

Further reading

• “seconde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• encodes, encodés

Adjective

seconde f pl

1. feminine plural of secondo

Anagrams

• escendo