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man⋅kind

  [man-kahynd for 1; man-kahynd for 2]
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–noun
1. the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind.
2. men, as distinguished from women.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see man 1 , kind 2

Usage note:
See -man.
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man·kind   (mān'kīnd')   
n.  
  1. The human race; humankind. See Usage Note at man.
  2. Men as opposed to women.
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Mankind

Man`kind"\, n. [AS. mancynn. See Kin kindred, Kind, n.]

1. The human race; man, taken collectively.

The proper study of mankind is man. --Pore.

2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. --Lev. xviii. 22.

3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] --B. Jonson.

Mankind

Man"kind`\, a. Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]

Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing? --Beau. & Fl.

Be not too mankind against your wife. --Chapman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : mankind
Spanish: género humano, humanidad,
German: die Menschheit,
Japanese: 人類
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Main Entry: man·kind
Pronunciation: 'man-'kInd, -"kInd
Function: noun singular but singular or plural in construction
: the human race : thetotality of human beings
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