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SECOND NATURE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does second nature mean?

• SECOND NATURE (noun)
The noun SECOND NATURE has 1 sense:

1. acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate

Familiarity information: SECOND NATURE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SECOND NATURE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("second nature" is a kind of...):

habit; use; wont (a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition)

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