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||Ma"nus (?), n.; pl.
Manus. [L., the hand.] (Anat.) The
distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot
or hand.

Man"u*script (?), a. [L. manu
scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.] Written
with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript
volume.

Man"u*script, n. [LL.
manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See
Manuscript, a.] 1. A
literary or musical composition written with the hand, as
distinguished from a printed copy.

2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book
exists only in manuscript. Craik.

&fist; The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural
MSS.

Man"u*script`al (?), a.
Manuscript. [Obs.]

Man`u*ten"en*cy (?), n. [L.
manus hand + tenere to hold.] Maintenance.
[Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.

Man"way` (?), n. A small
passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.


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