"second sheet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second sheets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} second sheet (plural second sheets)
  1. A sheet of paper on which a carbon copy is made.
    Sense id: en-second_sheet-en-noun-QLkEyBt2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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