secondly

English

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Etymology

second + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: sĕkʹəndlē, IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/, /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkəndli/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: sec‧ond‧ly

Adverb

secondly (not comparable)

  1. In the second place.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page vii:
      Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. [] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

Synonyms

  • (less jarring for many speakers) second

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