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eyewitnesses

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eye⋅wit⋅ness

  [n. ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis; v. ahy-wit-nis]
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–noun
1. a person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or thing and can give a firsthand account of it: There were two eyewitnesses to the murder.
–verb (used with object)
2. to view with one's own eyes: to eyewitness a murder.
Origin:
1530–40; eye + witness
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eye·wit·ness   (ī'wĭt'nĭs)   
n.  A person who has seen someone or something and can bear witness to the fact.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: eye·wit·ness
Function: noun
: one who sees an occurrence or object or sometimes experiences it through other senses (as hearing) and usually reports or testifies about it
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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