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Human : adj
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" [ant: nonhuman]
(noun)
1: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
[syn: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal,
soul]
2: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: homo,
man, human being]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Human : \Hu"man\, n.
A human being. [Colloq.]
Sprung of humans that inhabit earth. --Chapman.
We humans often find ourselves in strange position.
--Prof.
Wilson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Human : \Hu"man\, a. [L. humanus; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain.
See Homage, and cf. Humane, Omber.]
Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or
attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race
of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human
sacrifices.
To err is human; to forgive, divine. --Pope.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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