secondo
[ si-kon-doh, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-daw ]
/ sɪˈkɒn doʊ, -ˈkoʊn-; Italian sɛˈkɔn dɔ /
noun, plural se·con·di [si-kon-dee, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-dee] /sɪˈkɒn di, -ˈkoʊn-; Italian sɛˈkɔn di/. Music.
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
the performer playing this part.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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From Italian, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at second1
Words nearby secondo
secondee, secondhand, secondhand smoke, secondly, secondment, secondo, secos, secrecy, secret, secret agent, secret ballot
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Example sentences from the Web for secondo
He himself was, naturally, primo tenore, being assisted by the younger Crivelli as the secondo.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling MackinlaySecondo, the Sphinx is a woman as well as a winged lion, but the Rajput Sinhas never had anything effeminate in their characters.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna BlavatskyShe had no second string to her bow, no secondo, no terzo, no patito.
Massimilla Doni|Honore de BalzacIts arrangement for four hands, however, is excellently done, with commendable attention to the interests of the secondo player.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for secondo
Word Origin for secondo
Italian: second 1
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