secondhand | ||
1. | [ adjective ] derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand | |
Examples: | "a secondhand report" "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read" "most of our knowledge is secondhand" |
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Related terms: | secondary | |
2. | [ adverb ] by indirect means | |
Examples: | "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand" "he prefers to buy secondhand" |
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3. | [ adjective ] previously used or owned by another | |
Synonyms: | used pre-owned | |
Examples: | "bought a secondhand (or used) car" |
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Related terms: | old | |
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second_hand secondo secondly seconder second_wind secondary secondment second_banana secondguess secondarily second-year second_base second-rate second_best second_deck second-best second_gear second_half seasoned second_joint Second_Reich second_sight second-class second_class second-guess second-rater second_power Second_Advent second_period second_nature second_moment second_sacker second_growth second_fiddle second_estate second_empire second_cousin Second_Coming second-string second_person |