secondhand

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand
  2. adjective previously used or owned by another
  3. adverb by indirect means

Etymology

From second + hand.

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