Second-string

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    belonging to the second string of a team not-comparable
  2. 2
    substitute or replacement not-comparable
  3. 3
    second most important not-comparable

    "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
  1. 1
    being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team wordnet

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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."

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