second-hand

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second-hand

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Unadapted borrowing from English second-hand. Compare German secondhand and Russian сѐконд-хе́нд (sèkond-xénd).

adjective second-hand · -

  1. feminine, indeclinable, masculine, neuter second-hand

noun second-hand · second-handul · second-handului · second-handule

  1. neuter, uncountable second-hand

In English

  • secondhand not new; previously owned and used by another

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MLA

"second-hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/second-hand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

second-hand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/second-hand

Chicago

"second-hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/second-hand.

BibTeX
@misc{second_hand_2026,
  title = {second-hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/second-hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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