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first⋅hand

[furst-hand]
–adverb
1. from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to the first or original source.
3. direct from the original source: firsthand knowledge of the riot.
Also, first-hand.


Origin:
1690–1700; first + hand
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first hand

see at first hand.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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