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1   [sek]
adjective
(of wines) dry; not sweet.
Origin:
1885–90; < French; see sack3

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sec

2   [sek]
noun Informal.
second2 (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

 
Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

sec.

 
1.
second.
2.
secondary.
3.
secretary.
4.
section.
5.
sector.
EXPAND
6.
according to.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
< Latin secundum
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sec1 (sɛk)
 
—adj
1.  (of wines) dry
2.  (of champagne) of medium sweetness
 
[C19: from French, from Latin siccus]

sec2 (sɛk)
 
—n
informal short for second : wait a sec

sec3 (sɛk)
 
—abbreviation for
secant

SEC
 
—abbreviation for
Securities and Exchange Commission

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Science Dictionary
sec  
Abbreviation of secant
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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sec definition

[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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Computing Dictionary

SEC definition


Single Edge Contact Cartridge

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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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.
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