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human

hu·man

UK/ˈhjuː.mən/ US/ˈçju̟mən/ very common
adjective (3) noun (2)

adjective

1.

characteristic of humanity

  • “human nature”
2.

relating to a person

  • “the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects”
3.

having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings

  • “human beings”
  • “the human body”
  • “human kindness”
  • “human frailty”
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noun

1.

a human being

  • “there was too much for one person to do”
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Origin

From Late Middle English humaigne, humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain (“of or belonging to man”, adjective), from Latin hūmānus m (“of man, human”, adjective); see there for further details.

Phrases

  • economic human
  • European early modern human
  • hope springs eternal in the human breast
  • human African trypanosomiasis
  • human bean
  • human behavior
  • human being
  • human betaherpesvirus 5

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