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seconde

seconde noun: 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.

Noun

seconde (plural secondes)

  1. 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.

Forms of seconde

pluralsecondes

Origin of seconde

From French.

Questions about seconde

What does seconde mean?
Seconde means 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.
What part of speech is seconde?
Seconde is a noun.
What is the plural of seconde?
The plural of seconde is secondes.

Words near seconde in the dictionary

  1. secondary works
  2. secondary world
  3. secondary worlds
  4. secondborn
  5. secondborns
  6. seconde
  7. seconded
  8. secondee
  9. secondees
  10. seconder
  11. seconders

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