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| ma·nes [ m nàyz, máy nz ] or Ma·nes [ m nàyz, máy nz ] |
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honored ghost: the revered spirit of a dead person
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literary
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takes a singular verb
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plural noun |
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spirits of ancestors: in ancient Roman religion, the divine spirits of the dead
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takes a plural verb
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| [14th century. < Latin, "good ones" < manus "good"] |
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