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  1. 1. n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. heard through another rather than directly Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. word/gossip">gossip (usually a word/mixture">mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another. Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation. Prof. Wilson. Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which consists in a a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony. Abbott. Source: webster
  5. 5. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of ourgreat national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life andconversation. Prof. Wilson.Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which consists in aa narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, witha few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony. Abbott. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 s. heard through another rather than directly Source: ecdict

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