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manna

/ˈmænə/

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What does manna mean?

noun

  1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  2. Any boon which comes into one's hands by good luck.
  3. The sugary sap of the manna gum tree which oozes out from holes drilled by insects and falls to the ground around the tree.
More meanings (2)

proper noun

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. A surname from Bengali.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmænə/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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There be hills, where men get great plenty of manna in greater abundance than in any other country.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
Moses and Aaron differ indeed a little in which shall dispense the manna, and both struggle for their separate tribes.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
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I therefore gather a profusion of this white manna and lodge it in glass tubes, test tubes and jars, with the necessary provisions.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
One year the manna just streamed down the Coolabah and Bibbil trees; it ran down like liquid honey, crystallising where it dropped.
K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) ParkerThe Euahlayi Tribe: A Study of Aboriginal Life in AustraliaProject Gutenberg ebook #3819
“Not I. Those apples have been as manna to a hungry soul. I feel that I shall love Redmond and have a splendid four years there.”
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of the IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #51