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Raresecond hand
The correct spelling is second hand.
How to pronounce second hand
noun
IPA: /ˌsɛkənd ˈhænd/
Say it like: Sec-ond- ha-nd
The correct spelling is second hand. An intermediate person or means; intermediary. For example: "exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues"
Usage Examples
“exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An intermediate person or means; intermediary.
- 2.On a clock or watch, the hand or pointer that shows the number of seconds that have passed.
adjective
- 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.
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