"split second" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌsplɪtˈsɛ.kənt/ Audio: Nl-split second.ogg Forms: split seconds [plural], split-second [alternative], splitsecond [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛkənt Etymology: Borrowed from English split-second. Etymology templates: {{bor+|nl|en|split-second}} Borrowed from English split-second Head templates: {{nl-noun|c|-s|-|nolinkhead=1}} split second c (plural split seconds, no diminutive)
  1. split-second (fraction of a second; a very short time period; an instant, a moment.) Tags: common-gender, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-split_second-nl-noun-PybyQYXf Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [English]

Forms: split seconds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} split second (plural split seconds)
  1. Alternative form of split-second. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: split-second
    Sense id: en-split_second-en-noun-Vjcb6FXv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Units of time

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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