If the following words are arranged alphabetically as per the order in the dictionary, which word will be the second word?
(1) magical
(2) magnify
(3) material
(4) magnetic

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  1. magical
  2. magnetic
  3. material
  4. magnify

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Option 2 : magnetic
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The correct order of words as they would appear in an English dictionary:

(1) magical

(2) magnify

(4) magnetic

(3) material 

Thus, 'magnetic' will be the second word.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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