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  1. second bests: Merriam-Webster
  2. second bests: Collins English Dictionary
  3. second bests: Vocabulary.com
  4. second bests: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (second best)

adjective:  Inferior to the best (but better than other alternatives).
adjective:  (economics) Characterized by one or more optimality conditions not being satisfiable.
noun:  Something (or someone) that is inferior to the best (but better than other alternatives).
noun:  (economics) A situation where one or more optimality conditions cannot be satisfied.
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