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Definition of manifestation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manifestation

noun
 
/ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn/
 
/ˌmænɪfeˈsteɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [countable, uncountable] manifestation (of something) an event, action or thing that is a sign that something exists or is happening; the act of appearing as a sign that something exists or is happening
    • The riots are a clear manifestation of the people's discontent.
    • Some manifestation of your concern would have been appreciated.
    Extra Examples
    • the desire to combat racism in all its manifestations
    • the public manifestation of private grief
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • concrete
    • outward
    • physical
    preposition
    • manifestation in
    phrases
    • in all its manifestations
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  2. [countable] an appearance of a ghost or spirit
    • The church is the site of a number of alleged supernatural manifestations.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin manifestatio(n-), from the verb manifestare ‘make public’.
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