Meanings
verbhandsearch (third-person singular simple present handsearches, present participle handsearching, simple past and past participle handsearched)
present singular third person handsearches · participle present handsearching · participle past handsearched · past handsearched
- sciencesTo search manually through academic journals, etc. rather than using electronic search facilities.
Origin
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APA
handsearch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsearch
MLA
“handsearch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsearch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handsearch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handsearch.
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