Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second-hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond--hand
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of secondhand.

Example Sentences

"Her youth had passed in intrigues and vanities, and she still lived among them at second-hand: she now talked what she formerly did."

Phrases

second-hander

Questions

What does second-hand mean?: Alternative spelling of secondhand.

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