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Definition of 'SEC'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) sec
(of wine) dry; not sweet.

2.  SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission.

3.  sec
secant.

4.  sec
second.

5.  sec
secondary.

6.  sec
secretary.

7.  sec
section.

8.  sec
sector.

9.  sec
according to.

Etymology: (< L secundum)

Definition of 'SEC'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) second, sec, s
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. (noun) secant, sec
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

3. (adj) Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC
an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

4. (adj) sec, unsweet
(of champagne) moderately dry

Definition of 'SEC'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) sec
a moment
Wait a sec - I'm coming too.

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