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secondhand

adjective

1 secondhand

Derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand.

Roget 19: imitated etc. v.; mock, mimic; modelled after, molded on.    paraphrastic; literal; imitative; secondhand; imitable; aping, ... show more

Roget 124: old, ancient, antique; of long standing, time-honored, venerable; elder, eldest; firstborn.    prime; primitive, primeval, primigenous; paleolontological, ... show more

Roget 659: unimproved etc. (improve) etc. 658; deteriorated etc. v.; altered, altered for the worse; injured etc. v.; ... show more

Roget 785: receiving etc. v.; recipient, suscipient.    received etc. v.; given etc. 784; secondhand.    not given, ... show more

2 secondhand

Previously used or owned by another:
— Bought a secondhand (or used) car.

synonym: used.

adverb

1 secondhand

By indirect means.


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