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HEARSAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Synonyms:

hearsay; rumor; rumour

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("hearsay" is a kind of...):

comment; gossip; scuttlebutt (a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Heard through another rather than directly

Example:

hearsay information

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)

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