What does second-hand speech mean?
Definitions for second-hand speech
sec·ond-hand speech
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Princeton's WordNet
second-hand speechnoun
overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)
Wiktionary
second-hand speechnoun
conversation overheard from someone talking on a mobile phone
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second-hand speech
Second-hand speech is information or communication that comes indirectly from the original source. It usually refers to details, statements or conversations that one person did not directly witness or hear, but was told or reported by another person. Second-hand speech carries the potential risk of inaccuracies, misinterpretations or distortions due to the information passing through different individuals.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of second-hand speech in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of second-hand speech in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- секонд-хенд речьRussian
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