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seconde

[ si-kond; French suh-gawnd ]

noun

, Fencing.
, plural se·condes [si-, kondz, s, uh, -, gawnd].
  1. the second of the eight defensive positions.


seconde

/ səɡɔ̃d; sɪˈkɒnd /

noun

  1. the second of eight positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of seconde1

1680–90; < French, feminine of second second 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seconde1

C18: from French seconde parade the second parry
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Example Sentences

Or la seconde anne 1609 les Anglois, soubs un autre capitaine, changerent de faon.

It was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.

Belgian Archives, Compte Rendu de la commission royale d'histoire, seconde srie, ix.

And vnderstonde wele that euery figure sette in the first place signyfiethe his digit; In the seconde place .10.

The seconde rule is suche, whan the progressioun naturelle endithe in nombre ode.

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