Sp. /mah"naw ah mah"naw/ ; Eng. /mah"noh euh mah"noh/ , pl. manos a manos Sp. /mah"naws ah mah"naws/ ; Eng. /mah"noh euh mah"nohz, mah"nohz euh mah"nohz/ for 1, 2.
1. ( italics ) Spanish. a corrida in which two matadors alternate in fighting two or three bulls each.
2. a direct confrontation or conflict; head-on competition; duel.
3. being or resembling such a confrontation: a mano a mano struggle in the courtroom between two superb criminal lawyers.
4. in direct competition or rivalry: a brash newcomer in tennis taking on the reigning champion mano a mano.
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