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manx
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun manx has 2 senses
- manx(n = noun.communication) Array - the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions; Array is a kind of erse, gaelic, goidelic
- manx(n = noun.animal) manx cat - a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man; Array is a kind of domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat
Derived form adjective manx1
Adjective manx has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
manx, a.
Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. [1913 Webster]
manx, prop. n.
The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
manx, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Isle of Man.
--n.
1 Language hist. the now extinct Celtic language formerly spoken in the Isle of Man.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the Manx people.
--adj. of or relating to the Isle of Man.
--n.
1 Language hist. the now extinct Celtic language formerly spoken in the Isle of Man.
2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the Manx people.
Idiom
Manx cat a tailless cat.
Etymology
ON f. OIr. Manu Isle of Man
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