segon — meaning in English

English meaning

• latter adj Being the second of two things just mentioned.
• minute noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
• second adjective Coming after the first in order, position, or importance.

Senses

segon is used for these senses in English:

• latter Relating to or being the second of two items.
• minute (informal) A short but unspecified time period.
• second Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
• second A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
• second (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
• second The second gear of an engine.

latter — full definition

1. adj Being the second of two things just mentioned.
2. adj Closer to the end of a period.

minute — full definition

1. noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
2. noun A written record of what was discussed or decided at a meeting (usually plural: minutes).
3. adj (pronounced differently, my-NEWT) Extremely small, or extremely detailed and careful.

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