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se·cond [ sə kónd ] (past and past participle se·cond·ed, present participle se·cond·ing, 3rd person present singular se·conds)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
U.K. transfer somebody temporarily: to transfer an employee, official, or soldier temporarily to other duties

[Early 19th century. < French en second "in the second rank"]

sec·ond·ment noun
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