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Dictionary definition · SEC

noun

  1. an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
  2. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  3. ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

adjective

  1. (of champagne) moderately dry

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).