secund

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɪˈkʌnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′kund, sek′und)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•cund  (sē′kund, sek′und),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot., Zool.]
  1. Botany, Zoologyarranged on one side only;
    unilateral.
  • Latin secundus following. See second1
  • 1770–80
se′cund•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
secund /sɪˈkʌnd/ adj
  1. having or designating parts arranged on or turned to one side of the axis
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin secundus following, from sequī to follow; see second1
'secund' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
dieb. secund.

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