Meaning of SECONDHAND
| Pronunciation: | | `sekun'hand
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- [adv] by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
- [adj] previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
- [adj] 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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SECONDHAND is a 10 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | old, secondary, used |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sec"ond*hand`\, a.
1. Not original or primary; received from another.
They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge.
--Locke.
2. Not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a
secondhand book, garment.
{At second hand}. See {Hand}, n., 10.
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