Definition of Second Hand in English :

Define Second Hand in English

Second Hand meaning in English

Meaning of Second Hand in English

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Second Hand pronunciation in English

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Second Hand

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Noun

1. second hand

an intermediate person; used in the phrase at second hand'

Example Sentences:
'he could learn at second hand from books'

2. second hand

hand marking seconds on a timepiece

Adverb

3. second hand

from a source of previously owned goods

Example Sentences:
'I prefer to buy second hand'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Second Hand

see synonyms of second hand
noun
a pointer on the face of a timepiece that indicates the seconds
Compare hour hand, minute hand
adjective
1. 
previously owned or used
2. 
not from an original source or experience
3. 
dealing in or selling goods that are not new
a second-hand car dealer
adverb
4. 
from a source of previously owned or used goods
he prefers to buy second-hand
5. 
not directly
he got the news second-hand

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Second Hand

see synonyms of second hand
1. 
the hand that marks seconds on the face of a watch or clock
2. 
an intermediate person or thing
now only in (at) second hand, indirectly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Second Hand

see synonyms of second hand
n.
The hand on a clock or watch that marks the seconds.
n.
An intermediary person or source: heard the news at second hand.

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