Adjective
belonging to the second string of a team
Usage- not-comparable
substitute or replacement
Usage- not-comparable
second most important
Usage- not-comparable
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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.
Adjective
being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
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a second-string pitcher