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n. the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

n. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

n. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

n. the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"

endorsement

n. a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"

arcsecond

n. a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"

2nd

n. following the first in an ordering or series; "he came in a close second"

sec, s

n. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

minute, moment, instant

n. a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"

bit, minute, moment

n. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

back, endorse, indorse

v. give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

secondly

adv. in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

second

adj. having the second highest gear ratio; "second gear"

second

adj. coming next after first; "a second chance"; "the second vice president"

second

adj. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first; "second flute"; "the second violins"

2nd, 2d

adj. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

acceptance

n. (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

affirmation, assertion

n. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

approval

n. the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

approval, commendation

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

certification, certificate, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

period, period of time, amount of time, time period

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

hour

n. a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"

season

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

period, period of time, amount of time, time period

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

succor, succour

v. help in a difficult situation

subsidize, support with subsidies

v. support through subsidies; "The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized"

besides, moreover, furthermore, what is more

adv. "Besides, we can't afford it"

in addition, additionally, to boot

adv. by way of addition; furthermore; "he serves additionally as the CEO"

first, low

adj. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

halfway

adj. at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"

middle, mediate, in-between

adj. being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; "adolescence is an awkward in-between age"; "in a mediate position"; "the middle point on a line"

intervening

adj. occurring or falling between events or points in time; "so much had happened during the intervening years"

junior, next-to-last, third-year

adj. used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student"

sophomore, second-year

adj. used of the second year in United States high school or college; "the sophomore class"; "his sophomore year"

first

adj. highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"

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