| Front | manqué \mahng-KAY (the “ng” is not pronounced, but the preceding vowel is nasalized)\ |
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| Back | adjective Unfulfilled (in realization of one's potential or ambition) an artist manqué; a writer manqué. [From French manqué, past participle of manquer (to lack), from Italian mancare, from manco (lacking, defective), from Latin mancus (maimed, having a crippled hand). Ultimately from Indo-European root man- (hand) that's also the source of manage, maintain, maneuver, manufacture, manuscript, and command.] "Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England, formally opened the building and said: 'I have always seen myself as a trader manque.'" - George Trefgarne; City: Sliding euro is an 'embarrassment'; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jul 17, 1999. |
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