Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second act

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond act
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something a person devotes their later life to, after retiring or quitting a former occupation.

Example Sentences

"After a successful career as a Wall Street stockbroker, Don built houses in Africa for a second act."

Inflected Forms

second acts (plural)

Questions

What does second act mean?: Something a person devotes their later life to, after retiring or quitting a former occupation.

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