Synonyms:
secondhand
Meaning: 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:
secondhand, used
Meaning: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
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meaning of the word
Synonyms:
secondhand
Meaning: by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
Usage examples
Books soon become mildewed or unglued and the finest library will soon have the appearance of a secondhand bookshop.
With some of the money he had earned, he bought himself a secondhand volume that had a few pages missing, and with that he learned to read in a very short time.