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Pronunciation / Transliteration: daini
"彼は第二位に入賞した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The second unit of time, equal to one sixtieth of a minute.
"The clock struck twelve, and I counted the seconds until the new year."
- 1
Coming after the first in order or rank.
"She finished in second place in the race."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'second' originates from the Latin 'secundus', meaning 'following' or 'second in order'. It evolved through Old French 'seconde' before entering Middle English, where it retained its ordinal meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Second" is said worldwide
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seconde
Transliteration: suh-kond
"Il a terminé en seconde position."
zweite
Transliteration: tsvai-teh
"Er kam auf dem zweiten Platz."
secondo
Transliteration: se-kohn-do
"È arrivato secondo nella gara."
segundo
Transliteration: seh-goon-do
"Terminó en segundo lugar."
segundo
Transliteration: seh-goon-do
"Ele terminou em segundo lugar."
दूसरा
Transliteration: doosra
"वह दूसरे स्थान पर आया।"
第二
Transliteration: dì èr
"他获得了第二名。"
두 번째
Transliteration: du beonjjae
"그는 두 번째로 도착했다."
第二
Transliteration: daini
"彼は第二位に入賞した。"
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