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How to pronounce “sec”
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Pronunciation guide for sec
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sec with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- San Francisco's Federal Reserve Bank
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- Definition summary
- (informal) Second, 1⁄60 of a minute. [from 1881]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sec
San Francisco's Federal Reserve Bank

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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sec”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (informal) Second, 1⁄60 of a minute. [from 1881]
- (colloquial) Clipping of second (“short indeterminate period of time”).
- (colloquial, especially politics) Clipping of secretary
- [Adjective]
- dry
- barren, deserted
- [Verb]
- to dry, dry up
- to exhaust, wither, drain, empty
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