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second-string

second-string adjective: belonging to the second string of a team.

Adjective

second-string (not comparable)

  1. belonging to the second string of a team
  2. substitute or replacement
  3. second most important
    • Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition.2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport

Questions about second-string

What does second-string mean?
Second-string means belonging to the second string of a team.
What part of speech is second-string?
Second-string is an adjective.

Words near second-string in the dictionary

  1. second-storey men
  2. second-storey worker
  3. second-storey workers
  4. second-story man
  5. second-story men
  6. second-string
  7. second-stringer
  8. second-stringers
  9. second-system effect
  10. second-system effects
  11. second-system syndrome

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