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secondly

/ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/ US
/ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/ US
/ˈsɛkəndli/ UK

adverb 2ndly · 2dly · 2ᵈˡʸ

not comparable In the second place. Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. […] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
Similar: second

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Closest in meaning: latter, secondary, secondarily, alternatively, meanwhile, furthermore, besides, moreover, additionally, next, also, subsequently, subsidiarily, then, after, thereafter

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adv in the second place

Español	en segundo lugar
한국어	둘째로 duljjaero
日本語	第二に daini ni
中文	二來 /二来 èrlái, 第二 dì'èr
Português	segundamente
Français	deuxièmement
Deutsch	zweitens
Italiano	secondamente
Ελληνικά	δεύτερον défteron
Русский	во-вторы́х vo-vtorýx
العربية	ثَانِيًا ṯāniyan

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@misc{secondly_2026,
  title = {secondly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/secondly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}