| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| manikin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | man·i·kin |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m n  -kn |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or man·ni·kin |
| NOUN: | 1. A man short in stature. 2. A mannequin. 3. An anatomical model of the human body for use in teaching. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Dutch mannekijn, from Middle Dutch, diminutive of man, man. See man-1 in Appendix I.
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