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second-rate definition

second-rate (sek′ənd rāt′)

adjective

  1. second in quality, rank, etc.; second-class
  2. inferior; mediocre; inadequate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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