Definition of Seconde

1. Noun. (fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Seconde

1. a position in fencing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seconde

secondary thrombus
secondary tuberculosis
secondary tumour
secondary tympanic membrane
secondary union
secondary valence
secondary victimisation
secondary victimization
secondary victimizations
secondary villus
secondary visual area
secondary visual cortex
secondary vitreous
secondary wall
secondary winding
seconde (current term)
seconded
secondee
secondees
seconder
seconders
secondes
secondhand
secondhand-smoke
secondhand smoke
secondi
seconding
secondly
secondment
secondments

Literary usage of Seconde

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Andromaque by Jean Racine (1909)
"seconde PREFACE. (SEE NOTE.) C'est presque la seule chose que j'emprunte ici de cet auteur. Car, quoique ma tragédie porte le même nom que la sienne, ..."

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