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second-line

second-line adjective: of second resort.

Adjective

second-line (not comparable)

  1. Of second resort.
  2. Of mediocre quality or peripheral importance.
  3. At the next-to-lowest supervisory level.

Questions about second-line

What does second-line mean?
Second-line means of second resort.
What part of speech is second-line?
Second-line is an adjective.

Words near second-line in the dictionary

  1. second-in-command
  2. second-language acquisition
  3. second-last
  4. second-level domain
  5. second-level domains
  6. second-line
  7. second-mile service
  8. second-order
  9. second-order logic
  10. second-order logics
  11. second-order threat

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