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manners plural
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting<her table manners were so impeccable that she even knew how to use all five forks>Synonymsetiquette, form, mores, proprietiesRelated Wordsamenities, civilities, pleasantries; bearing, demeanor, deportment; courtesy, decorum, mannerliness, politeness; formalities, protocol, rules; air, attitude, carriage, poise, polish, pose, posture, presence; custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), trick, way, wont; convention, fashion, mode, style
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a distinctive way of putting ideas into words<the former doctor writes her novels very much in the manner of someone who is used to observing the smallest detail>— see style 1
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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common<fish and all manner of sea life on view at the aquarium>— see sort 1
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the means or procedure for doing something<you happened to reach the correct answer, but your manner of solving the problem was all wrong>— see method
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