Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manutention

/manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: manu-ten-tion
IPA: /manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Christian religion hath all the markes of extreme justice and profit, but none more apparent than the exact commendation of obedience due unto magistrates, and manutention [tr. manutention] of policies […]."

Etymology

From French manutention, from Latin manutentio (“maintenance”), from present participle of manutenere (“to maintain”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /manjʊˈtɛnʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

manutentions (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce manutention?: The recorded pronunciation is /manjʊˈtɛnʃən/.
What does manutention mean?: Maintenance, upkeep of a person, place or thing.
Where does manutention come from?: From French manutention, from Latin manutentio (“maintenance”), from present participle of manutenere (“to maintain”).

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