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seconde
[ si-kond; French suh-gawnd ]
noun
, Fencing.
, plural se·condes [si-, kondz, s, uh, -, gawnd].
- the second of the eight defensive positions.
seconde
/ səɡɔ̃d; sɪˈkɒnd /
noun
- the second of eight positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seconde1
C18: from French seconde parade the second parry
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Example Sentences
Or la seconde anne 1609 les Anglois, soubs un autre capitaine, changerent de faon.
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It was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.
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Belgian Archives, Compte Rendu de la commission royale d'histoire, seconde srie, ix.
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And vnderstonde wele that euery figure sette in the first place signyfiethe his digit; In the seconde place .10.
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The seconde rule is suche, whan the progressioun naturelle endithe in nombre ode.
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