secondly

secondly

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Etymology

    From second + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) enPR: sĕkʹəndlē, IPA(key): /ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli/, /ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli/
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛkəndli/
    • Audio (Southern England):(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, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →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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