manège

noun

ma·​nège ma-ˈnezh How to pronounce manège (audio)
mə-,
-ˈnāzh
variants or less commonly manege
1
: a school for teaching horsemanship and for training horses
2
: the art of horsemanship or of training horses
3
: the movements or paces of a trained horse

Examples of manège in a Sentence

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McCartney asked the stunned fashion press on a crowded balcony above the manege that still smelled of horse. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

French manège, from Italian maneggio training of a horse — more at manage

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of manège was in 1644

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“Manège.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%C3%A8ge. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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