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seconds¹

  • /ˈsɛk.əndz/ US
  • /ˈsɛk.ənts/ US
  • /ˈsɛkəndz/ UK

noun

  1. plural plural of second There are sixty seconds in a minute.

seconds²

  • /ˈsɛk.əndz/ US
  • /ˈsɛk.ənts/ US
  • /ˈsɛkəndz/ UK

noun

  1. uncountable A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink. There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds.

    Similar: second helping

  2. uncountable An item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount It was marked as seconds, but I can't find anything wrong with it.
  3. uncountable Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of second

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sec, moment, instant, intermediate, endorsement, endorse, indorse, forward, back, irregular, ordinal, s, minute, arcsecond, second gear, bit

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noun second serving

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"seconds." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seconds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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seconds. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seconds

Chicago

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@misc{seconds_2026,
  title = {seconds},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seconds},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}