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Word entry · 7 letters

hearsay

Best crossword clue

"Secondhand report"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɪəseɪ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aaehrsyStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2E3A4R5S6A7Y

Definitions

  1. heard through another rather than directly

Word origin

From Middle English hyere-zigginge (1340), here sey (ca. 1438), from the phrase heren seien (“to hear [people] say”). Compare equally old Middle High German hœrsagen (14th c.), whence modern Hörensagen.

Used in a sentence

  • based on hearsay
  • The story turned out to be nothing but hearsay.
  • dismiss hearsay

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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