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secondhand

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

adverb

  1. 1.In a used or previously-owned condition.
  2. 2.Indirectly

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