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manus¹

  • /ˈmeɪnəs/ UK
  • /ˈmɑːnəs/ UK
  • /ˈmænəs/ UK

Where it comes from

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

noun manus

  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.

manus²

  • /ˈmeɪnəs/ UK
  • /ˈmɑːnəs/ UK
  • /ˈmænəs/ UK

noun

  1. plural plural of manu

Manus³

Where it comes from

Shortened form of McManus.

proper noun Manuses

  1. A surname from Irish.

Manus⁴

proper noun

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

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MLA

"manus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

manus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manus

Chicago

"manus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manus.

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@misc{manus_2026,
  title = {manus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}