manifestation
/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act or process of becoming manifest.
- The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
- The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
- A pattern or logo on a sheet of glass, as decoration or to prevent people from accidentally walking into it.
- A political demonstration or protest.
- Willing something into existence (see manifest (verb)).
Etymology / 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.
- manifestation(French)→
- manifestātiō(la-lat)→
- manifestacion(enm)→
- manifestation (English)
- Relations: inh, der, sl
Related words
Descendant words
- manifestaatio(Finnish) (cog)
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