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manège

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ma⋅nège

[ma-nezh, -neyzh]
–noun
1. the art of training and riding horses.
2. the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.
3. a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.
Also, ma⋅nege.


Origin:
1635–45; < F < It maneggio; see manage
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ma·nège also ma·nege   (mā-nězh')   
n.  
  1. The art of training and riding horses.

  2. The movements and paces of a trained horse.

  3. A school at which equestrianship is taught and horses are trained.


[French, from Italian maneggio, from maneggiare, to manage; see manage.]
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