name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
manus
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪnəs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːnəs/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænəs/
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CMU ARPABET: M EY1 N IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
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noun
Meaning 5
The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman, obsolete
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 6
plural of manu
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 7
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand, mitt, paw
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extremity
Narrower terms: fist, clenched fist, hooks, meat hooks, maulers, right, right hand, left, left hand
History
Etymology
Shortened form of McManus.
Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”). Doublet of mano.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: manus — Roman law: power over other people