manner
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manaria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“‘belonging to the hand’”), from manus (“‘hand’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈmænə/, SAMPA: /"m{n@/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmænɚ/, SAMPA: /"m{n@`/
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- Hyphenation: man‧ner
- Homophones: manor
[edit] Noun
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manner (plural manners)
- Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.
- The treacherous manner of his mournful death. - Shakespeare
- Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self; bearing; habitual style.
- Customary method of acting; habit.
- These people have strange manners.
- Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.
- The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
- Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.
- Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.
- standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from manner
[edit] Translations
way of performing or effecting; method or style
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Noun
manner
- continent (in geological sense)
- Euraasia on manner, mutta Eurooppa ei ole.
- Eurasia is a continent, but Europe is not (in this sense).
- Euraasia on manner, mutta Eurooppa ei ole.
- The main island of Åland archipelago (Ahvenanmaan manner).
- As a modifier in compound terms, of or pertaining to the continent.
[edit] Declension
The declension of manner has become mixed with the alternative form mantere.
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Declension of manner (type askel)
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Declension of manner (type askel)
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