Added 9 October 2026
manifestation
/ˌmænɪfɛˈsteɪʃən/ noun
In Latin: manifēstātiō, patefactiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about manifestation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act or process of becoming manifest.
The last known manifestation of the ghost was over ten years ago.
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The embodiment of an intangible, or variable thing.
This particular manifestation resembled a young girl crying.
- The symptoms or observable conditions which are seen as a result of some disease.
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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