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secondly

[ sek-uhnd-lee ]
/ ˈsɛk ənd li /
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adverb
in the second place; second.
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Origin of secondly

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at second1, -ly
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British Dictionary definitions for secondly

secondly
/ (ˈsɛkəndlɪ) /

adverb
another word for second, usually used to precede the second item in a list of topics
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