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manu
(MAN-yoo)hand
Latin for hand. Manual work is done by hand; manuscript means written by hand.
rootLatin
Body & lifeSpellings:manuman
Example words
manual
done by hand
manuscript
a handwritten document
manufacture
to make by hand (now usually by machine)
manage
to handle — to direct with the hands
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