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manual

The correct spelling is manual.

How to pronounce manual

/ˈman.j(ʊ)əl/
noun

IPA: /ˈman.j(ʊ)əl/

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The correct spelling is manual. A handbook. For example: "The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?"

Usage Examples

The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?

do a manual

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A handbook.
  2. 2.A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
  3. 3.A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
  4. 4.An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.
  5. 5.A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.

adjective

  1. 1.Performed with the hands (of an activity).
  2. 2.Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).
  3. 3.Performed by a human rather than a machine.

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