ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: from the phrase hear say
1. : something heard from another : report , rumor
like the hearsays bandied about by the medievalists — S.N.Behrman
the qualifications and doubts that distinguish critical science from hearsay knowledge — M.R.Cohen
places off the route, but known from hearsay — G.F.Hudson
2. : hearsay evidence