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Definitions for secondhand
ˈsɛk əndˈhændsec·ond·hand

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word secondhand.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. secondhandadjective

    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. secondhand, usedadverb

    previously used or owned by another

    "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

  3. secondhandadverb

    by indirect means

    "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"

GCIDE

  1. Secondhandadjective

    Not original or primary; received from another; as, secondhand information.

Wiktionary

  1. secondhandadverb

    indirectly

  2. secondhandadjective

    not new; previously owned and used by another

  3. secondhandadjective

    dealing in such merchandise

Wikipedia

  1. Secondhand

    Used goods mean any item of personal property offered for sale not as new, including metals in any form except coins that are legal tender, but excluding books, magazines, and postage stamps.

ChatGPT

  1. secondhand

    Secondhand refers to an item or object that has been previously owned or used by someone else before it was acquired by the current owner. It may also refer to information or knowledge obtained indirectly or passed on from another person, rather than from a direct or original source.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Secondhandadjective

    not original or primary; received from another

  2. Secondhandadjective

    not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a secondhand book, garment

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of secondhand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of secondhand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of secondhand in a Sentence

  1. Steven Barrett:

    This situation is a bit like secondhand smoke, but on a national scale.

  2. Robertson Davies:

    The world is burdened with young fogies. Old men with ossified minds are easily dealt with. But men who look young, act young and everlastingly harp on the fact that they are young, but who nevertheless think and act with a degree of caution that would be excessive in their grandfathers, are the curse of the world. Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving.

  3. Brian King:

    We still have a far way to go in this country protecting people from secondhand smoke in public areas.

  4. Lucy Popova:

    So parents should not expose their children – the best thing to do is quit, and this will not only not expose their children to the secondhand smoke, but will also let them enjoy their life with their children longer.

  5. Brian King:

    The findings reinforce that secondhand smoke is still a problem in this country. Half of middle school and high school students are exposed to something we know is harmful to their health and is completely preventable.

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