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man·kind 
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| 1. | the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind. |
| 2. | men, as distinguished from women. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
mankind
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| man·kind
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| mankind | |
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| all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women" [syn: world] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
manˈkind noun
the human race as a whole
Example: He worked for the benefit of all mankind.
See also: as one man, man-eating, manhole, manhood, manly, manpower, manservant, mansize(d), manslaughter, menfolk, menswear, man-made, man, man men, man of letters, man of the world, man to man, manhandle, manned, the man in the street, to a manExample: He worked for the benefit of all mankind.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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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