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manet

manet verb: used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.

Verb

manet

  1. Used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.
    • Exeunt Princess and maidens. Manet Lady Blanche.1884, W.S. Gilbert, Princess Ida

Proper noun capitalized: Manet

Manet

  1. Édouard Manet, French painter.

Origin of manet

From Latin manet (“he remains”), manent (“they remain”), inflections of maneō.

Questions about manet

What does manet mean?
Manet means used in stage directions; literally, he, she or it remains. Compare exit, exeunt.
What part of speech is manet?
Manet can be a verb or a proper noun.

Words near manet in the dictionary

  1. Maners
  2. Manervia
  3. manes
  4. maness
  5. Manesses
  6. manet
  7. Manets
  8. Manetta
  9. Manettas
  10. manettino
  11. maneuver

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