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adjective

(of wines) dry; not sweet.

Origin:
1885–90; < French; see sack³

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noun Informal.

second² (def. 2).

Origin:
1955–60; by shortening

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.

secant.

second.

section.

Symbol, Trigonometry. arc secant.

according to.

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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sec
Abbreviation of secant

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sec definition

[sɛk]

n.
a second; an instant. (See also tick.) : I'll be with you in a sec. Keep your pants on!
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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