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manipulus

Pronunciation: [maˈnɪ.pʊ.ɫʊs]

“manipulus” is a Latin word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a maniple (a double company of soldiers employed in the Roman legions between the Samnite Wars and the Marian reforms (3rd–2nd centuries BC), varying from 60–120 men)
  2. handful, bundle
  3. team, troupe

Etymology

From manus (“hand”) and root of pleō (“fill”): a "handful".

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