What is the meaning of secondhand?

adjective

  • Derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand.
    • usage: "a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"
  • Previously used or owned by another.
    • usage: "bought a secondhand (or used) car"

adverb

  • By indirect means.
    • usage: "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand"; "he prefers to buy secondhand"
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