seconde

[ si-kond; French suh-gawnd ]

/ sɪˈkɒnd; French səˈgɔ̃d /

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noun, plural se·condes

[si-kondz; French suh-gawnd]. /sɪˈkɒndz; French səˈgɔ̃d/. Fencing.

the second of the eight defensive positions.

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Origin of seconde

1680–90; <French, feminine of secondsecond¹

Words nearby seconde

second cousin, second-degree burn, second-degree murder, second derivative, second division, seconde, secondee, Second Empire, second estate, second fiddle, second floor

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How to use seconde in a sentence

Or la seconde anne 1609 les Anglois, soubs un autre capitaine, changerent de faon.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
It was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Belgian Archives, Compte Rendu de la commission royale d'histoire, seconde srie, ix.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
And vnderstonde wele that euery figure sette in the first place signyfiethe his digit; In the seconde place .10.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

The seconde rule is suche, whan the progressioun naturelle endithe in nombre ode.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for seconde

seconde

/ (sɪˈkɒnd, French səɡɔ̃d) /

noun

the second of eight positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing

Word Origin for seconde

C18: from French seconde parade the second parry

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