manipular
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the Roman maniple.
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of or relating to manipulation.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to an ancient Roman maniple
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of or relating to manipulation
Etymology
Origin of manipular
From the Latin word manipulāris, dating back to 1615–25. See maniple, -ar 1
Example Sentences
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But I have not found that much was gained by manipular attempts to realize the world of thought.
From Essays — Second Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
What the former age has epitomized into a formula or rule for manipular convenience, it will lose all the good of verifying for itself, by means of the wall of that rule.
From Essays — First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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