seconds
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) enPR: sĕʹkəndz, IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.əndz/, /ˈsɛk.ənts/
Audio (US) (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkəndz/
- Hyphenation: sec‧onds
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
seconds
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
seconds (uncountable)
- A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee or other drink.
- Coordinate term: thirds
- There is plenty of pie left, if you have room for seconds.
- 2012, Sean Clancy, The Fledgling:
- Everybody helped themselves to seconds and Meren even went for thirds. He had always been partial to good food.
- 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.
- Any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best; especially, a coarse or inferior kind of flour.
Synonyms edit
- (second serving): second helping
Translations edit
second serving
an item of clothing that has failed quality control and is sold at a discount
any article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the best
Verb edit
seconds
- third-person singular simple present indicative of second
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
seconds
Noun edit
seconds m