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secondhand

se·cond·hand

UK/ˌsɛk(ə)n(d)ˈhænd/ US/ˈsɛk(ə)n(d)ˌhænd/ uncommon
adjective (2) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

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”
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2.

previously used or owned by another

  • “bought a secondhand (or used) car”
Synonyms
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adverb

1.

by indirect means

  • “I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand”
  • “he prefers to buy secondhand”

Origin

From second + hand.

Phrases

  • second-hand store
  • second-hand vape
  • secondhand bookshop
  • secondhand embarrassment
  • secondhand smoke

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