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Manus

//ˈmeɪnəs// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.
  2. 2
    An island and a province in northern Papua New Guinea.
  3. 3
    A subgroup of about two dozen Oceanic languages located on Manus Island and nearby offshore islands in Manus Province.
Noun
  1. 1
    A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. formal
  2. 2
    plural of manu form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb wordnet
  4. 4
    The power over other people, especially that of a man over his wife. Roman, obsolete

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Shortened form of McManus.

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