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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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