'manifestness

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manifest (ˈmænɪˌfɛst)

—*adj*
1.	easily noticed or perceived; obvious; plain
2.	psychoanal Compare latent of or relating to the ostensible elements of a dream: manifest content

—vb
3.	(tr) to show plainly; reveal or display: to manifest great emotion
4.	(tr) to prove beyond doubt
5.	(intr) (of a disembodied spirit) to appear in visible form
6.	(tr) to list in a ship's manifest

—n
7.	a customs document containing particulars of a ship, its cargo, and its destination
8.	a. a list of cargo, passengers, etc, on an aeroplane
	b. a list of railway trucks or their cargo
	c. chiefly (US), (Canadian) a fast freight train carrying perishables

[C14: from Latin manifestus plain, literally: struck with the hand, from manū with the hand + -festus struck]

'manifestable

—*adj*

'manifestly

—*adv*

'manifestness

—n

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