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manikin, (formerly) mannikin or (formerly) manakin (ˈmænɪkɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a little man; dwarf or child |
| 2. | a. an anatomical model of the body or a part of the body, esp for use in medical or art instruction |
| b. Also called: phantom an anatomical model of a fully developed fetus, for use in teaching midwifery or obstetrics | |
| 3. | variant spellings of mannequin |
| [C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of | |
| mannikin, (formerly) mannikin or (formerly) manakin | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of | |
| manakin, (formerly) mannikin or (formerly) manakin | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Dutch manneken, diminutive of | |
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Manikin
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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manikin
1570, "jointed figure used by artists," from Du. manneken, lit. "little man," dim. of man (n.).
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