manus

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmeɪnəs/
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/ˈmeɪnəs/ · /ˈmɑːnəs/ · /ˈmænəs/

Definition of manus

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (formal)A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
  2. (Roman, obsolete)The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
  3. (form-of, plural)plural of manu

name

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
  3. A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.

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