manus
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/ˈmeɪnəs/
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/ˈmeɪnəs/ · /ˈmɑːnəs/ · /ˈmænəs/
Definition of manus
6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (formal)A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
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noun
- (formal)A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
- (Roman, obsolete)The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
- (form-of, plural)plural of manu
name
- A surname from Irish.
- An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
- A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.
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