noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of manually searching through academic journals, etc. rather than using electronic search facilities. uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of handsearch form-of, gerund, participle, present

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