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exposure
English
Etymology
expose +? -ure
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?spo???/
Noun
exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)
- (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
- (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
- 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books
- As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.
- 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books
- The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
- (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
- (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
- (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
- (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
- (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
Derived terms
Translations
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hearsay
English
Etymology
From Middle English hyere-zigginge (1340), here sey (ca. 1438), from the phrase heren seien (“to hear [people] say”). Compare equally old Middle High German hœrsagen (14th c.), whence modern Hörensagen.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hear?say
Noun
hearsay (usually uncountable, plural hearsays)
- Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
- (law) Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
- (law) An out-of-court statement offered in court for the truth of the matter asserted, which is normally inadmissible because it is not subject to cross-examination unless the hearsay statement falls under one of a number of exceptions.
Derived terms
- double hearsay
Synonyms
- common talk
- gossip
- report
- rumor
Translations
See also
- as they say
- hear
- hear tell
- so they say
- you know what they say
Further reading
- hearsay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hearsay in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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