Second and While

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Second noun - A very small space of time.

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While and second are semantically related. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Second".

While noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: we stayed at the fair for a while longer

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Second and while are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Second" instead a noun "While".

close	close second	close while
old	old second	old while
good	good second	good while
best	best second	best while
Other adjectives: long, brief, short, free, single, likely, small, powerful, real, big, great, main, new, former, few, less, next, several, comic.

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