manner

/ˈmænə/MA-nur
/ˈmænɚ/MA-nur

Meaninghabitual, accustomed

Common meaning: a way of doing something

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmaniersource
  2. Middle Englishmaneresource
  3. Englishmanner‘a way of doing something’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French manier ‘habitual, accustomed’.

Roots

  • manier Old French “habitual, accustomed”

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