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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second world

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond -world
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Those countries aligned with the East during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (the First World).

Inflected Forms

the Second World (canonical)

Phrases

Second World War

Frequently Paired Words

Second World War First World Third World Fourth World

Questions

What does second world mean?
Those countries aligned with the East during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (the First World).

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