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humankind
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Humankind
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hu·man·kind
/
ˈhyu
mənˌkaɪnd, -ˈkaɪnd
or, often,
ˈyu-
/
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[
hyoo
-m
uh
n-kahynd, -
kahynd
or, often,
yoo
-
]
Show IPA
noun
human beings collectively; the human
race
.
Origin:
1635–45;
from the phrase
human kind;
modeled on
mankind
Can be confused:
humankind,
mankind
,
womankind
.
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humankind
(ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd)
—
n
the human race; humanity
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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