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1.
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
2.
previously used or owned by another
bought a secondhand car
'secondhand' - used as a adverb
3.
from a source of previously owned goods
I prefer to buy second hand
4.
by indirect means
I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand
he prefers to buy secondhand
'secondhand' - used as a noun
5.
an intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand'
he could learn at second hand from books
6.
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
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