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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Secondhand \Sec"ond*hand`\, a.
     1. Not original or primary; received from another; as,
        secondhand information.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge.
                                                    --Locke.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not new; already or previously possessed or used by
        another; as, a secondhand book, garment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     At second hand. See Hand, n., 10.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Secondhand \Sec"ond*hand`\, a.
     1. Not original or primary; received from another.
  
              They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     2. Not new; already or previously or used by another; as, a
        secondhand book, garment.
  
     At second hand. See Hand, n., 10.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  secondhand
       adj 1: 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"
       2: previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand
          (or used) car" [syn: used]
       adv : by indirect means; "I heard about it only secondhand or
             thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     Αγγλικά a.
     (''για αντικείμενα'') από δεύτερο χέρι, μεταχειρισμένος

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     Αγγλικά a.
     (''για αντικείμενα'') από δεύτερο χέρι, μεταχειρισμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     Romanian a.
     (l en second-hand)
     Romanian n.
     (l en second-hand)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     a.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     adv.
     1 In a used or previously-owned condition.
     2 indirectly
     alt.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     n.
     secondhand#Adjective goods (especially clothes) collectively.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     a.
     (alternative spelling of en secondhand)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     a.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     adv.
     1 In a used or previously-owned condition.
     2 indirectly
     alt.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     n.
     secondhand#Adjective goods (especially clothes) collectively.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     Romanian a.
     (l en second-hand)
     Romanian n.
     (l en second-hand)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     a.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     adv.
     1 In a used or previously-owned condition.
     2 indirectly
     alt.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     n.
     secondhand#Adjective goods (especially clothes) collectively.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     a.
     (alternative spelling of en secondhand)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     a.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     adv.
     1 In a used or previously-owned condition.
     2 indirectly
     alt.
     1 (lb en of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
     2 (lb en of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise.
     3 (lb en figurative) indirect; from a secondary source; not
  firsthand.
     4 (lb en of cigarette or cigar smoke) inhaled from the air near
  someone else smoking.
     n.
     secondhand#Adjective goods (especially clothes) collectively.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  second-hand
     Englanti a.
     1 toisen käden, välikäsien kautta saatu
     2 käytetty, aiemmin omistettu, ei uusi; käytettyä tavaraa myyvä
     Englanti adv.
     1 toisen käden, välikäsien kautta saatuna
     2 käytettynä

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  secondhand
     Englanti a.
     1 toisen käden, välikäsien kautta saatu
     2 käytetty, aiemmin omistettu, ei uusi; käytettyä tavaraa myyvä
     Englanti adv.
     1 toisen käden, välikäsien kautta saatuna
     2 käytettynä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Second-hand /sˈɛkəndhˈand/
  مستعمل

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Secondhand /sˈɛkəndhˌand/
  مستعمل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  secondhand //ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand// 
  вто́ра ръка́, вто́ра употре́ба
  not new; previously owned and used by another