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Vinony

manner

noun

  1. mode of action
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmænə/ / /ˈmænɚ/

name

Etymology: From the Norman surname, Mesnières in France, itself from a derivative of Latin manere (“to stay”).

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English -er English manner From man + -er.

  1. Something involving or requiring the specified number of men or people.

    “It was rather ironic that my first fire in every one of my three smokejunping ^([sic]) years was a high-mountain two-manner . . . and they all were on the Flathead National Forest […]”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English manere, maner, from Anglo-Norman manere, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin *manāria, from feminine of Latin manuarius (“belonging to the hand”), from manus (“hand”). Compare French manière, Italian mannaia (“ax, axe”), Portuguese maneira and maneiro (“handy, portable”), Romanian mâner (“handle”), and Spanish manera.

  1. To instill manners into.

    “They are there to manner a child's natural abilities. They are culture club authorities and representatives. They teach children appropriate public (and private) behavior; […]”