Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The second part in a concert piece, especially the lower part in a piano duet.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Second: used of instruments or their parts in an orchestra: as, violino secondo, second violin.
- noun In music, the second performer or lower part in a duet, especially a pianoforte duet: opposed to primo. Also
second .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) The second part in a concerted piece.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A sostenerlo è il noto tech blogger Om Malik, secondo cui la nuova applicazione potrebbe essere presentata durante il CTIA Wireless, importante [...]
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We were presented with a hearty dish of meaty pasta, which we devoured like the tired and hungry travellers we were, only to realise that the rest of the animal was to follow as our secondo piatto.
Sleeping with the Finzi-Continis: Sicily's Madonie mountains 2011
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Twilight Lexicon Posted in Senza categoria « Il secondo trailer di Eclipse!
Twilight Lexicon » Bill Condon: Highlights From A Diverse Career 2010
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Il futuro secondo Google e NASA: ci salveranno macchine più intelligenti di noi, RaiNews24
Singularity University: The Big News NASA Isn't Talking About - NASA Watch 2009
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For secondo, you will find a wide range of selections, including lamb, veal, wild boar, duck and pigeon.
Kathy McCabe: Savoring Umbria's Earthy Tastes Kathy McCabe 2011
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Il futuro secondo Google e NASA: ci salveranno macchine più intelligenti di noi, RaiNews24
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The Spanish-born CEO, who moved to Germany at age 6 with his family and arrived here in 2002, laughingly calls himself "a secondo," meaning second-generation foreigners.
Lending a Helping Ear to a Generation of Baby Boomers Goran Mijuk 2011
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Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta.
Archive 2008-03-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta.
Pretty Woman Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Most restaurants are well aware of this, and unless you are in the remoter parts of rural Italy, will happily humour your request for pasta as main, or antipasti switching straight to the ‘secondo’ (missing out il primo, traditionally pasta or risotto).
Two Tuscan Feasts 2009
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