Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character″, used in mathematics as the mark for a second of arc, in architecture as the mark for inches, and as the sign for a second of time. The last use is unusual and objectionable.
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Examples
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Vandenberg finished the 200 in 26.74 bettering the 27.29 second-mark set in 1999.
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