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secondhand

DEFINITIONS OF: secondhand

1

adj previously used or owned by another

“bought a secondhand (or used) car”
Synonyms:
used
old
of long duration; not new

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”
Synonyms
secondary
being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

adv by indirect means

“I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand”
“he prefers to buy secondhand”
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