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firsthand

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first⋅hand

  [furst-hand]
Use firsthand in a Sentence
–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   (fûrst'hānd')   
adj.  Received from the original source: firsthand information.
first'hand' adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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