secondly

adverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsɛkəndli//
United States//ˈsɛk.(ə)ndli//
United States//ˈsɛk.(ə)ntli//

In the second place.

adverb

1
In the second place.
Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants. […] Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.

Etymology

Etymology tree English second Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English secondly From second + -ly.

secluded · Hidden, isolated, remote.second · Number-two; following after the first one with nothing…secondary · Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in…

secondly · In the second place.

seconds · A second helping of food for one person, or refill of coffee…secrecy · Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.secret · A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept…

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