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manual

Pronunciation: /ˈmanjʊ(ə)l/
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Definition of manual

adjective

  • relating to or done with the hands:manual dexterity
  • (of a device) operated or controlled by hand, rather than automatically or electronically:a manual typewriter
  • [attributive] using or working with the hands:a manual labourer

noun

  • 1a book giving instructions or information:a computer manual
  • historical (in the Christian Church) a book of the forms to be used by priests in the administration of the sacraments.
  • 2a vehicle with manual transmission.
  • 3an organ keyboard played with the hands not the feet.

Derivatives

manually

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French manuel, from (and later assimilated to) Latin manualis, from manus 'hand'

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