Manual Meaning
/ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSynonym of handbook.
nounA booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
Sentence Examples
Mechanical power took the place of manual labor.
Can you operate a manual transmission?
Please read the instruction manual before using the machine.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Read the user ____ carefully before operating the new machine at home.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should read the instruction ____ carefully before you try to use the new coffee machine today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She gave a wild manual brush to her locks."
— 1897 October 16, Henry James, What Maisie Knew, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Herbert S. Stone & Co., →OCLC:
"In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie – that is, sliding round when coming out of a trick, lifting two wheels off the ground and jumping with the board."
— 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Boettger, editors, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: The Next Level, 1st edition, Basel: Birkhauser, published 2007, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 124:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Read the user ____ carefully before operating the new machine at home.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You should read the instruction ____ carefully before you try to use the new coffee machine today.