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First-hand

adj, adv

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of firsthand. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "In order to gain first-hand experience of the operation of the new services I made a footplate journey on the only down two-hour train in the current timetable, the 8.30 a.m. Paddington [to Birmingham], a new express put on to offset the withdrawal of the 8.40 a.m. from Euston."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Directly or from personal experience. not-comparable

    "Its primary role is to enable Network Rail's engineers, management and stakeholders to see the condition of the infrastructure and track first-hand - in the warm and dry, and in a position of safety."

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