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2nd

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsɛkənd/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of second.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of 2nd.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second, 2d

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: 2de — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Amharic: ፪ኛ (2ña) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Amharic: 2ኛ (2ña) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Armenian: 2-րդ (2-rd) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Assamese: ২য় (2yo) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Bengali: ২য় (2ẏo) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Catalan: 2n — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Czech: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Danish: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Dutch: 2de — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Dutch: 2e — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Esperanto: 2a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Esperanto: 2-a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Finnish: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2e — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2ème — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2d — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2de — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2nd — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • French: 2nde — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • West-Frisian: 2e — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • German: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Greek: 2ος (2os) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Hebrew: ה־2 — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Hindi: २रा (2rā) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Icelandic: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Indonesian: ke-2 — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Irish: 2ú — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Korean: 2번째 (du beonjjae) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Malay: ke-2 — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Malayalam: രണ്ടാമത്തെ (raṇṭāmatte) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Malayalam: രണ്ടാം (raṇṭāṁ) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Manx: 2oo — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Norwegian: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Polish: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Portuguese: 2.o — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Portuguese: 2.a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Romanian: 2-lea — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Romanian: 2-a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Romanian: II-lea — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Romanian: II-a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Romanian: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Russian: 2-о́й (2-ój) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Spanish: 2o — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Spanish: 2.o — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Swedish: 2:a — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Swedish: 2:e — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Telugu: 2వ (2va) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Telugu: ౨వ (2va) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Turkish: 2'nci — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Turkish: 2. — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Uzbek: 2-chi — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Uzbek: 2-чи (2-chi) — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Welsh: 2il — abbreviation of second — see also second
  • Welsh: 2ail — abbreviation of second — see also second