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second hand

second hand

from another person or source, not directly from personal experience or observation. I wasn't present at the meeting. I heard about it at second hand. Frank tells stories about the Gulf War, but he got them second hand. He wasn't actually in the desert with the troops.
See also: hand, second

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eligiae-LEEG-yah (Polish)Polish, Late Roman
ElsELSDutch
GÁBriel-Hungarian
Deforestdə-FAWR-əstEnglish
Yonatan-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
RaffaelRAH-fah-elGerman
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