Definitions
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- noun historical
Maintenance ,upkeep of a person, place or thing.
Etymologies
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From French manutention, from Latin manutentio ("maintenance"), from present participle of manutenere ("to maintain").
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Examples
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Bookings & enquiries les Ateliers de la Manutention, 13 rue de la manutention.
Archive 2006-01-08 Michael Evans 2006
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Bookings & enquiries les Ateliers de la Manutention, 13 rue de la manutention.
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2006
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On estime que, dans le Tiers Monde, vingt-cinq pour cent des rcoltes alimentaires sont, cheque anne, rendus impropres la consommation ou dtruits a cause d'une manutention, de mthodes d'entreposage et d'installations dfectueuses.
Chapter 13 1973
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