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    first-hand
    ˌfirst-ˈhand (also first‧hand) /ˌfɜːstˈhænd $ ˌfɜːrst-/ adjective [only before noun]
    first-hand experience/knowledge/account etc experience etc that has been learned or gained by doing something yourself or by talking to someone yourself ⇨ second-hand:
        journalists with first-hand experience of working in war zones
    —first-hand adverb:
        experience gained first-hand
    ⇨ (at) first hand at first1(8)