manet
manet Lexical Profile
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• noun
Édouard Manet (1832–1883), a pioneering 19th-century French modernist painter whose works bridged the transition from Realism to Impressionism.
"The art history lecture examined how Manet challenged traditional academic painting conventions in Paris during the 1860s."
A painting, print, or other work of art created by Édouard Manet.
"The museum's nineteenth-century gallery features an original Manet alongside several landscapes by Pissarro."
• verb
To remain on stage while other characters leave (used in the third-person singular as a theatrical stage direction in printed plays, with the plural form 'manent').
"At the end of the council scene, the stage direction reads 'Exeunt all; manet Hamlet,' leaving the prince alone to deliver his soliloquy."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized as a proper noun, 'Manet' refers to the French painter Édouard Manet (1832–1883), who should not be confused with his contemporary Claude Monet (1840–1926); in lowercase dramatic stage directions, 'manet' is a Latin verb meaning 'he or she remains on stage'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
The theatrical stage direction comes directly from the Latin verb 'manet' ('he or she remains'), the third-person singular present active indicative of 'manere' ('to stay' or 'to remain'). The proper noun derives from the surname of the pioneering French modernist painter Édouard Manet.
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