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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Manes \Ma"nes\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
      The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead
      ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.
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            Hail, O ye holy manes!                   --Dryden.
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