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second-hand

adjective

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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