secondo

[ si-kon-doh, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-daw ]

/ sɪˈkɒn doʊ, -ˈkoʊn-; Italian sɛˈkɔn dɔ /

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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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Origin of secondo

From Italian, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at second¹

Words nearby secondo

secondment, second messenger, second mortgage, second name, second nature, secondo, second of arc, second papers, second person, second position, second quantum number

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How to use secondo in a sentence

Secondo, 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 Blavatsky
The most important of these are the Cathedral and San Secondo.
Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages|George Edmund Street
He himself was, naturally, primo tenore, being assisted by the younger Crivelli as the secondo.
Garcia the Centenarian And His Times|M. Sterling Mackinlay
Item fece le cosse, gambe e piedi acio se potesse mouere da luocho a luocho secondo li soi bisogni.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various

Quando tu harai ueduto el uentriculo primo tu uederai tre cose inanzi che uegni al uentriculo secondo.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for secondo

secondo

/ (sɛˈkɒndəʊ) /

noun plural -di (-diː)

the left-hand part in a piano duetCompare primo

Word Origin for secondo

Italian: second 1

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