: the progenitor of the human race and giver of the religious laws of Manu according to Hindu mythology

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The model owns dozens of Hermès bags yet continually shelves them on behalf of Manu Atelier’s Le Cambon 40, a spacious suede style that Katie Holmes has also adopted as her emotional-support tote. Kelsey Stiegman, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025 The club from the Spanish capital has cut short Manu Marquez's loan at Guadalajara, which the latter has already revealed news of via a press release. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The show, which is hosted by Manu Bennett, who starred in Spartacus, Arrow and The Hobbit trilogy, follows sixteen strangers, who embark on a journey through the New Zealand Alps in an attempt to reach the peak of a mountain. Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025 Asya, a documentarian, and her husband Manu are looking for a new home in an unnamed city. Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Manu 

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Manu was in 1785

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“Manu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Manu. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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