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secondhand

  • [ˈsɛkn̩tˌhɛnt]

Where it comes from

von englisch second-hand ^(→ en) „aus zweiter Hand“ entlehnt

adverb

  1. aus zweiter Hand „Sollte er doch den versammelten Gästen verkünden, dass sie ihre Garderobe secondhand erworben und die Sachen der Freundin seines Cousins gehört hatten!“

    Opposite: neu

In English

  • secondhand not new; previously owned and used by another

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MLA

"secondhand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/secondhand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

secondhand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/secondhand

Chicago

"secondhand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/secondhand.

BibTeX
@misc{secondhand_2026,
  title = {secondhand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/secondhand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}