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secondhand

adjective

Meaning

  1. (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
  2. (of a dealer) Dealing in such merchandise.
  3. Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
  4. (of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.
  5. In a used or previously-owned condition.
  6. Indirectly

Etymology / origin

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Related words

secondary(English)used(English)old(English)second-hand(English)indirect(English)passive(English)inre(English)firsthand(English)serenade(English)smoke(English)bookshop(English)trolleybus(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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