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Raresecondhand
The correct spelling is secondhand.
How to pronounce secondhand
adjective
Say it like: Sec-ond-han-d
The correct spelling is secondhand. (of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another. For example: "exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues"
Usage Examples
“exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarette-smoking colleagues”
Meanings
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.
adverb
- 1.In a used or previously-owned condition.
- 2.Indirectly
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