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secondhand

[sek-uhnd-hand]

adjective

  1. not directly known or experienced; obtained from others or from books.

    Most of our knowledge is secondhand.

  2. previously used or owned.

    secondhand clothes.

  3. dealing in previously used goods.

    a secondhand bookseller.



adverb

  1. after another user or owner.

    He bought it secondhand.

  2. indirectly; at second hand.

    He heard the news secondhand.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • secondhandedness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of secondhand1

First recorded in 1645–55; second 1 + hand
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"I was not there. I didn't witness it with my own eyes. I heard about it through secondhand reporting. But again, we've moved on from that. The president has moved on from that."

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Do you choose not to support her book sales, but keep the editions you have, or buy secondhand copies that would support a local bookseller?

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And they collected all of their first-time parenting materials like cribs and strollers secondhand.

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And the market for the appearance of success, especially secondhand, is only growing.

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And perhaps because we’ve largely tried to buy mostly used and secondhand, the sacrifice felt most acutely has been in the loss of our most precious resource: time.

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