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Webster 1913 Edition


Mand

Mand

,
Noun.
A demand.
[Obs.]
See
Demand
.

Definition 2024


mand

mand

See also: mänd

English

Noun

mand (plural mands)

  1. (psychology) A verbal operant in which the response is reinforced by a characteristic consequence and is therefore under the functional control of relevant conditions of deprivation or aversive stimulation.

Verb

mand (third-person singular simple present mands, present participle manding, simple past and past participle manded)

  1. (psychology) To produce a mand (verbal operant).

Etymology 2

Noun

mand (plural mands)

  1. (obsolete) A demand.


Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (person), *man-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæn/, [manˀ]
  • Rhymes: -anˀ

Noun

mand c (singular definite manden, plural indefinite mænd)

  1. man (adult male human)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Noun

mand f (plural manden, diminutive mandje n)

  1. basket

Derived terms


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mandō (basket).

Noun

mand f

  1. basket

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