Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manuduction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: manuduc-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of guiding or a means of guidance; direction, guidance, instruction.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We hope it will not be unconsidered, that we finde no open tract, or constant manuduction in this Labyrinth; but are oft-times fain to wander in the America and untravelled parts of Truth."
"That the Aristotelian Physiology cannot boast it self the proper Author of any one Invention; is prægnant evidence of its infecundous deficiency: And ’twould puzzle the Schools to point at any considerable discovery, made by the direct, sole manuduction of Peripatetick Principles."

Etymology

From Late Latin manuductio, from (ablative singular form of) Latin manus (“hand”) + ductiō (“leading”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

manuductions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

manuductive manuductory

Questions

What does manuduction mean?: The act of guiding or a means of guidance; direction, guidance, instruction.
Where does manuduction come from?: From Late Latin manuductio, from (ablative singular form of) Latin manus (“hand”) + ductiō (“leading”).

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