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second hand

/ second hand /
noun/adverb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
hand marking seconds on a timepiece
Type of:
hand
Kinds of:
sweep hand sweep-second
noun Sense 2
an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand''
"he could learn at second hand from books"
Type of:
mediator go-between intermediator
adverb Sense 3
from a source of previously owned goods
"I prefer to buy second hand"
Pertains to:
secondhand used
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

hand sweep hand sweep-second mediator go-between intermediator