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person-to-person

[ pur-suh n-tuh-pur-suh n ]
/ ˈpɜr sən təˈpɜr sən /
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adjective

(of a long-distance telephone call) chargeable only upon speaking with a specified person at the number called: a person-to-person call to her brother in California.Compare station-to-station.
involving personal or intimate contact between persons: person-to-person diplomacy; a disease contracted through person-to-person contacts.

adverb

(in making a long-distance telephone call) to a specified person: I telephoned him person-to-person.Compare station-to-station.
face-to-face; in person: They interviewed her person-to-person.

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RELATED WORDS

unambiguous, straightforward, sincere, unequivocal, explicit, candid, blunt, forthright, bald, plain, straight, express, frank, open, absolute, categorical, downright, matter-of-fact, outspoken, point-blank

Nearby words

persnickety, person, person of color, person of colour, person-day, person-to-person, person-year, persona, persona grata, persona non grata, personable

Origin of person-to-person

First recorded in 1915–20
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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