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manna
[ man-uh ]
/ ˈmæn ə /
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noun
the food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in the wilderness. Exodus 16:14–36.
any sudden or unexpected help, advantage, or aid to success.
divine or spiritual food.
the exudation of the ash Fraxinus ornus and related plants: source of mannitol.
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Origin of manna
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English, from Late Latin, from Greek mánna, from Hebrew mān, possibly meaning “gift, favor”
Words nearby manna
man-made, man-mark, man-minute, man-mountain, Mann, manna, Mann Act, Mannaean, manna from heaven, Mannai, manna lichen
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British Dictionary definitions for manna
manna
/ (ˈmænə) /
noun
Old Testament the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:14–36)
any spiritual or divine nourishment
a windfall; an unexpected gift (esp in the phrase manna from heaven)
a sweet substance obtained from various plants, esp from an ash tree, Fraxinus ornus (manna or flowering ash) of S Europe, used as a mild laxative
Word Origin for manna
Old English via Late Latin from Greek, from Hebrew mān
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