2nd

/ˈsɛkənd/

A form of second — Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

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second2dordinal
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Meanings

adjective2nd (not comparable)

alternative 2ⁿᵈ · alternative obsolete 2d · alternative obsolete 2ᵈ

  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of second.

    Formed in the 2nd Century BCE and composed of 23 city-states, the Lycian League was the world's first democratic union, a model of a strong confederacy based on popular and proportional representation.

    2023 September 7, Alastair Gill, “The ancient civilisation that inspired US democracy”, in BBC Travel, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2023

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
second2dordinal
Also see
2diindordinalsecond

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans 2de
  • 2deabbreviation of second — see also second
Bengali ২য়
  • ২য় (2ẏo)abbreviation of second — see also second
Catalan 2n
  • 2nabbreviation of second — see also second
Czech 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Danish 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Dutch 2de, 2e
  • 2deabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2eabbreviation of second — see also second
Esperanto 2a, 2-a
  • 2aabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2-aabbreviation of second — see also second
Finnish 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
French 2e, 2ème
  • 2eabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2èmeabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2dabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2deabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2ndabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2ndeabbreviation of second — see also second
German 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Greek 2ος
  • 2ος (2os)abbreviation of second — see also second
Hebrew ה־2
  • ה־2abbreviation of second — see also second
Hindi २रा, २य
  • २रा (2rā)abbreviation of second — see also second
  • २य (2ya)abbreviation of second — see also second
Icelandic 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Indonesian ke-2
  • ke-2abbreviation of second — see also second
Irish 2ú
  • 2úabbreviation of second — see also second
Korean 2번째
  • 2번째 (du beonjjae)abbreviation of second — see also second
Malay ke-2
  • ke-2abbreviation of second — see also second
Norwegian 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Polish 2.
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Portuguese 2.º, 2.ª
  • 2.ºabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2.ªabbreviation of second — see also second
Romanian 2-lea, 2-a
  • 2-leaabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2-aabbreviation of second — see also second
  • II-leaabbreviation of second — see also second
  • II-aabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Russian 2-о́й
  • 2-о́й (2-ój)abbreviation of second — see also second
Spanish 2o, 2.º
  • 2oabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2.ºabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2ºabbreviation of second — see also second
Swedish 2:a, 2:e
  • 2:aabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2:eabbreviation of second — see also second
Turkish 2'nci, 2.
  • 2'nciabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2.abbreviation of second — see also second
Welsh 2il, 2ail
  • 2ilabbreviation of second — see also second
  • 2ailabbreviation of second — see also second

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with 2nd

secondfecundsplit-second
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Cite this entry
APA

2nd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2nd

MLA

“2nd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2nd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “2nd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/2nd.

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