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HAND-ME-DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Outgrown garment passed down from one person to another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hand-me-down" is a kind of...):

garment (an article of clothing)

Derivation:

hand-me-down (passed on from one person to another)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Passed on from one person to another

Example:

not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes

Synonyms:

hand-down; hand-me-down

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

old (of long duration; not new)

Derivation:

hand-me-down (outgrown garment passed down from one person to another)

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