first-hand

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Adjective, Adverb

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CIDE DICTIONARY

first-hand, a.

Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an agent; -- of information; as, a firsthand report; firsthand information; firsthand knowledge. [1913 Webster]

"One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension of him is first-hand and direct; and that is the sphere of our own mind." [1913 Webster]