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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
second best

▶adjective next after the best. ▶noun a less adequate or less desirable alternative.

'second best' also found in these Oxford entries:

B - second class

Forum discussions with the word(s) "second best" in the title:

By the best part of a second
If I make you feel second best
They always got second best

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