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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

second-string en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) belonging to the second string of a team
  2. (not-comparable) substitute or replacement
  3. (not-comparable) second most important
    • Having worked so hard to reach the Champions League, elimination will be a bitter blow for Mancini and City as they join neighbours United in Europe's second-string competition. 2011 December 7, Phil McNulty, “Man City 2 - 0 Bayern Munich”, in BBC Sport: