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sec·ond·hand
(sĕk′ənd-hănd′)adj.
1. Previously used by another; not new.
2. Dealing in previously used merchandise.
3. Obtained, derived, or borrowed from another; not original.
adv.
In an indirect manner; indirectly.
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sec•ond hand
(ˈsɛk ənd ˌhænd for 1; ˈsɛk ənd ˈhænd for 2,3 )n.
the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
Idioms: at second hand, through an intermediate source: news heard at second hand.
[1425–75 for definition 3; 1750–60 for definition 1]
sec•ond•hand
(ˈsɛk əndˈhænd)adj.
1. not directly known or experienced: secondhand knowledge.
2. previously used or owned: secondhand clothes.
3. dealing in previously used goods: a secondhand bookseller.
adv. 4. after another user or owner: He bought it secondhand.
5. indirectly; at second hand: heard the news secondhand.
[1645–55]
sec′ond•hand′ed•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. | 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" secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" |
| 2. | secondhand - previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" | |
| Adv. | 1. | secondhand - by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand" |
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Translations
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d’occasion
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中古の
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มือสอง
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secondhand
→ مُسْتَعْمَل použitý brugt gebraucht από δεύτερο χέρι de segunda mano käytetty d’occasion iz druge ruke usato 中古の 중고의 tweedehands brukt używany de segunda mão, em segunda mão подержаный andrahands- มือสอง ikinci el cũ 二手的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
secondhand - previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"