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manifestation

ma·ni·fes·tation

UK/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ US/ˌmænɪfəˈsteɪʃən/ uncommon dated informal

noun

1.

a clear appearance

  • “a manifestation of great emotion”
2.

a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing

  • “a manifestation of disease”
3.
4.

expression without words

  • “tears are an expression of grief”
  • “the pulse is a reflection of the heart”
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5.

a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

  • “there were violent demonstrations against the war”
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Origin

From Middle English manifestacion, manyfestacion, manyfestacioun; from Late Latin manifestātiō. In the political sense, a semantic loan from French manifestation. By surface analysis, manifest + -ation.

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