Secondhand (adjective)

  1. Not new; previously used or owned by someone else.
  2. Not original; derived from a source.
  3. Being passed on by word of mouth rather than through original documents or primary sources.

Origin:

Late 18th century: from second (adverb) + hand.

Examples:

  1. He bought a secondhand car.
  2. She bought a secondhand dress.
  3. The information he provided was secondhand.
  4. The book is filled with secondhand accounts of the event.
  5. The story was passed on secondhand from one person to another.
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