second hand
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~ hand marking seconds on a timepiece
second person
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~ pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
second moment
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~ the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
Second Council of Nicaea
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~ the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
Second Marquis of Rockingham
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~ English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
second
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~ the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
second
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~ a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
Second Epistel of John
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~ the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Second Adventism
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~ any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
Second Coming of Christ
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~ (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
second base
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~ the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
second-degree burn
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~ burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
second
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~ merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
Second Earl of Chatham
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~ English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
Second Earl Grey
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~ Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
Second Council of Constantinople
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~ the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic
second lieutenant
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~ a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps holding the lowest rank
second power
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~ the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
second best
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~ the competitor who finishes second
Second Lateran Council
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~ the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia