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Second best

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inferior to the best (but better than other alternatives). not-comparable
  2. 2
    Characterized by one or more optimality conditions not being satisfiable. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    Something (or someone) that is inferior to the best (but better than other alternatives).

    "And so makeshift and second-best have continued."

  2. 2
    the competitor who finishes second wordnet
  3. 3
    A situation where one or more optimality conditions cannot be satisfied.

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