Manes
(noun) a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
manes pl (plural only)
The souls or spirits of dead ancestors, conceived as deities or the subjects of reverence, or of other deceased relatives.
manes
plural of mane
• Means, Mensa, Seman, amens, manse, means, mensa, mesna, names, namés, neams, ñames
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"nes, n. pl. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors. Hail, O ye holy manes! Dryden.
Mane, n. Etym: [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan, G. mähne, OHG. mana, Icel. mön, Dan. & Sw. man, AS. mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. manya neck muscles. sq. root275.]
Definition: The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
