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Meaning of fifthhand | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Having been relayed by four intermediate sources.
    not-comparable
  2. Having had four previous owners.
    not-comparable

Examples

“It was secondhand‹make⟳ that fourth- or fifthhand. This was from an era before any kind of copyright, when librettists were almost expected to steal⟳ from other works.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

fiftie fifties fiftieth fifty fifty-eight fifty-eighth

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