second-string

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second string

The group of players that substitute for the starting players or from which substitute players are drawn on a sports team.

sec′ond-string′ adj.

sec′ond-string′er (-strĭng′ər) n.

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Adj.

second-string - being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"

secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

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second-string

[ˌsekəndˈstrɪŋ]

A. ADJ → suplente

B. N → sustituto m

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