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1  [sek]
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–adjective
(of wines) dry; not sweet.
Origin:
1885–90; < F; see sack 3
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2  [sek]
–noun Informal.
second 2 (def. 2).
Origin:
1955–60; by shortening

SEC

 
U.S. Government.
Securities and Exchange Commission: a board, consisting of five members, charged with regulating the public offer and sale of securities.
Also, S.E.C.

sec

 
1. secant.
2. second.
3. section.

sec.

 
1. second.
2. secondary.
3. secretary.
4. section.
5. sector.
6. according to.
Origin:
< L secundum
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sec 1   (sěk)   
adj.  Dry. Used of wines, especially champagne.

[French, from Old French, from Latin siccus.]
sec 2  
abbr.  secant
SEC  
abbr.  Securities and Exchange Commission
se·cant   (sē'kānt', -kənt)   


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n.   Abbr. sec

    1. A straight line intersecting a curve at two or more points.

    2. The straight line drawn from the center through one end of a circular arc and intersecting the tangent to the other end of the arc.

    3. The ratio of the length of this line to the length of the radius of the circle.

  2. The reciprocal of the cosine of an angle in a right triangle.


[From Latin secāns, secant-, present participle of secāre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
sec [sɛk]

  1. n.
    a second; an instant. (See also tick.) : I'll be with you in a sec. Keep your pants on!
  2. n.
    and secs. a Seconal barbiturate capsule. (Drugs.) : I started taking sec in the hospital and just couldn't stop.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Financial Dictionary

SEC

See Securities and Exchange Commission.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: SEC
Function: abbreviation
Securities and Exchange Commission —see also the IMPORTANT AGENCIES section
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

SEC
Single Edge Contact Cartridge

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
sec

  1. secant

  2. second

  3. secretary

SEC

  1. Securities and Exchange Commission

  2. security deposit

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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