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near-hand

near-hand adjective: near at hand; close by.

Adjective

near-hand (not comparable)

  1. (Scotland) near at hand; close by

Questions about near-hand

What does near-hand mean?
Near-hand means near at hand; close by.
What part of speech is near-hand?
Near-hand is an adjective.

Words near near-hand in the dictionary

  1. near-endemics
  2. near-fall
  3. near-falls
  4. near-field
  5. near-fields
  6. near-hand
  7. near-minimal pair
  8. near-minimal pairs
  9. near-mint
  10. near-native
  11. near-natives

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