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   second-hand

   /ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/

   adjective

   • 1. (of goods) having had a previous owner; not new: "a second-hand car" Similar usedoldnearly newwornpre-ownedhanded-downcast-offinformal:hand-me-downdated:reach-me-downOpposite new
   • ▪ denoting a shop where second-hand goods can be bought: "a second-hand bookshop"
   • 2. (of information or experience) accepted on another's authority and not from original investigation: "second-hand knowledge of her country" Similar indirectsecondaryderivativederivedvicariousOpposite first-hand

   adverb

   • 1. on the basis that something has had a previous owner: "tips on the pitfalls to avoid when buying second-hand"
   • 2. on the basis of what others have said; indirectly: "I was discounting anything I heard second-hand"

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