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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHearsay
/ˈhɪə.seɪ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.
"Much of what she said was just hearsay and lacked concrete evidence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English phrase 'hearn say', meaning things that one has heard said. It evolved as a legal and common term to describe information received from other people that cannot be adequately substantiated.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hearsay" is said worldwide
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ouï-dire
Transliteration: wi-dir
"Ce ne sont que des bruits de couloir et des ouï-dire."
Hörensagen
Transliteration: høːɐ̯ˌzaːɡn̩
"Das ist alles nur Hörensagen und nicht bewiesen."
sentito dire
Transliteration: sentito dire
"Queste accuse si basano solo sul sentito dire."
rumor
Transliteration: rumor
"Lo que sabes es solo un rumor, no hay pruebas."
ouvir dizer
Transliteration: ouvir dizer
"Tudo o que ele contou baseia-se em ouvir dizer."
अफ़वाह
Transliteration: afvāh
"न्यालय में केवल सुनी-सुनाई बातों पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता।"
传闻
Transliteration: chuánwén
"法庭不接受纯粹的道听途说。"
전문
Transliteration: jeonmun
"그의 증언은 단순한 전문에 불과하다."
伝聞
Transliteration: denbun
"それは確かな情報ではなく、単なる伝聞にすぎない。"
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