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1. (adj.) secondhand
not directly known or experienced:
secondhand knowledge.
2. secondhand
previously used or owned:
secondhand clothes.
3. secondhand
dealing in previously used goods:
a secondhand bookseller.
4. (adv.) secondhand
after another user or owner:
He bought it secondhand.
5. secondhand
indirectly; at second hand:
heard the news secondhand.
Etymology: (1645–55)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) secondhand
derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
"a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
2. (adverb) secondhand, used
previously used or owned by another
"bought a secondhand (or used) car"
3. (adverb) secondhand
by indirect means
"I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
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1. (adjective) secondhand
owned or used by sb else before you
a second-hand car; I bought the bike second-hand.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) secondhand
not original or primary; received from another
2. (adj) secondhand
not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment
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