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second division

second division noun: the half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.

Noun

second division (plural second divisions)

  1. (US, dated) The half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.
    • Let me pause to explain “second division” to those for whom the term has little or no significance. For the first half of the twentieth century the classic, constant number of baseball teams in a league was eight. Not six, not ten, not twelve, not fourteen. Eight. […] Even if a club failed to win...1991, Robert W. Creamer, Baseball and Other Matters in 1941, page 37

Antonyms of second division

Forms of second division

pluralsecond divisions

Questions about second division

What does second division mean?
Second division means the half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.
What part of speech is second division?
Second division is a noun.
What is the plural of second division?
The plural of second division is second divisions.

Words near second division in the dictionary

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  2. second death
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  6. second division
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  8. second down
  9. second downs
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