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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--second fiddle This week's theme: ordinal words. second fiddle (SEK-uhnd FID-uhl) noun Secondary role. A person in such a role. [In an orchestra, the first violins carry the main melody while second violins are considered to be in a subordinate position.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus. -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "Felipe Massa is in the unfortunate position of having to play second fiddle to Schumacher." Norris McDonald; Bad News is No Star to Replace Michael; Toronto Star (Canada); Oct 14, 2006. X-Bonus The belly is the reason why man does not mistake himself for a god. -Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) [Beyond Good and Evil, 1886]

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