| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hu·man |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  hy  m n |
| NOUN: | 1. A member of the genus Homo and especially of the species H. sapiens. 2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race. 2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness. 3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans: a mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty. 4. Having the form of a human. 5. Made up of humans: formed a human bridge across the ice. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English humain, from Old French, from Latin h m nus. See dhghem- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | human·hood —NOUN
human·ness —NOUN
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