"-manship" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [English]

Forms: -manships [plural]
Etymology: From -man + -ship. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-man|-ship}} -man + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} -manship (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -manships)
  1. Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area. Tags: morpheme, uncountable, usually

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -manship meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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