seconde

From French

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.

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

1. second (a unit of time)

• IPA^(key): /sə.ɡɔ̃d/

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seconde

1. feminine singular of second

• deuxième

Borrowed from Latin (minuta) secunda.

seconde f (plural secondes)

1. second (for indicating time)

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

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seconde f pl

1. feminine plural of secondo

• escendo

From Old French second.

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“after the first”)

From Old French seconde.

seconde

1. Alternative form of secunde (“sixtieth part of a minute”)