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Hearsay
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
hearsays
Examples
The judge ruled the testimony inadmissible because it was based on hearsay.
02
unverified talk or rumor circulated informally
Examples
Most of the story was hearsay, not fact.
hearsay
01
received from others rather than directly experienced or verified
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The report was based on hearsay accounts.
Lexical Tree
hearsay
hear
say
