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firsthand

/ˈfɜːstˌhænd/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about firsthand at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Received directly from a source.
    firsthand information

adverb

  1. From the original source; directly.
    I heard this story firsthand

Origin

From first + hand.

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