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secondly

/ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond-ly
IPA
/ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the second place.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English second Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English secondly From second + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/
  • British English: /ˈsɛkəndli/

Inflected Forms

2ndly (alternative) 2dly (alternative, obsolete) 2ᵈˡʸ (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

second

Questions

How do you pronounce secondly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/.
What does secondly mean?
In the second place.
Where does secondly come from?
Etymology tree English second Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English secondly From second + -ly.

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