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second waves

second waves is the plural of second wave.

Meaning of second wave

Noun

second wave (plural second waves)

  1. A phenomenon that can develop during a pandemic where after a group recovers and infections appear to decrease, another group becomes infected and causes a recurrence in cases.
    • Earlier this afternoon, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield stated that a second wave of the coronavirus would be even “more difficult” than the original.2020 April 21, Sai Balasubramanian, “A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Is Likely Inevitable”, in Forbes
  2. second-wave feminism
    • Understanding gender 'as a question rather than an answer', contextual, nonprescriptive and inherently intersectional, parafeminism sheds 'some of the closures and limitations' of the second wave […]2017, Alexandra M. Kokoli, The Feminist Uncanny in Theory and Art Practice, page 61

Questions about second waves

What is second waves the plural of?
Second waves is the plural of second wave.

Words near second waves in the dictionary

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  2. second violins
  3. second virginity
  4. Second War
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  7. second wind
  8. second winds
  9. Second World
  10. Second World War
  11. second year

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