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hand-held

 
/ˈhændheld/ adjective

Translation

describes something that is designed to be held and used easily with one or two hands
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a hand-held computer/device791
(Definition of hand-held adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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