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Manque

adjective
1.
Unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition.  Synonym: would-be.






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"Manque" Quotes from Famous Books



... variable. On the forehead there is a crest of hair, and on the chin a yellow beard. "Toutes les parties superieures de leurs cuisses et le grand espace nu de leurs fesses sont egalement colores du rouge le plus vif, avec un melange de bleu qui ne manque reellement pas d'elegance." (31. Gervais, 'Hist. Nat. des Mammiferes,' 1854, p. 103. Figures are given of the skull of the male. Also Desmarest, 'Mammalogie,' p. 70. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire and F. Cuvier, 'Hist. Nat. des Mammiferes,' 1824, tom. i.) When ...
— The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex • Charles Darwin



Words linked to "Manque" :   ambitious



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