"manipular" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more manipular [comparative], most manipular [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin manipulāris: compare French manipulaire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|manipulāris}} Latin manipulāris, {{cog|fr|manipulaire}} French manipulaire Head templates: {{en-adj}} manipular (comparative more manipular, superlative most manipular)
  1. of or relating to a maniple (Roman army division)
    Sense id: en-manipular-en-adj-qXiANgll
  2. manipulatory
    Sense id: en-manipular-en-adj-BfsF5Ysb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 66 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 13 68 4 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 80 3 9
  3. manipulative
    Sense id: en-manipular-en-adj-oAWJOPo8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: micromanipular

Noun

Forms: manipulars [plural]
Etymology: From Latin manipulāris: compare French manipulaire. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|manipulāris}} Latin manipulāris, {{cog|fr|manipulaire}} French manipulaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} manipular (plural manipulars)
  1. (historical) A member of a maniple in the Roman army. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-manipular-en-noun-h7BGw7HT

Inflected forms

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