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mankind
[ man-kahynd for 1; man-kahynd for 2 ]SHOW IPA
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noun
the human race; human beings collectively without reference to sex; humankind:It is no longer possible, if it ever was, for a single human brain to hold all of mankind's scientific knowledge.
men, as distinguished from women:Some still maintain that mankind is stronger, braver, smarter than womankind, but many others consider that absolute nonsense.
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ORIGIN OF MANKIND
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at man, kind2
USAGE NOTE FOR MANKIND
See man
OTHER WORDS FROM MANKIND
premankind, noun
WORDS NEARBY MANKIND
Manizales, man jack, Manjusri, Mankato, Mankiewicz, mankind, mankini, manky, Manley, manlike, man lock
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WORDS RELATED TO MANKIND
society, humankind, humanity, flesh, people, mortality, man
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR MANKIND
This is for the first time in the history of mankind when more than 70% of countries – which include developed, developing, and underdeveloped nations – are under lockdown.
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In spite of this, it was the sheer ingenuity of the Roman army engineers that brought victory to the Romans in what might have been the largest naval battle in the history of mankind.
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Kennedy: "Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind."
HUCKABEE 2016: BEND OVER AND TAKE IT LIKE A PRISONER!|OLIVIA NUZZI|JANUARY 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If I had an idea that mankind could be cured, I should not believe in God.
ALBERT CAMUS, OUR EXISTENTIAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST|MALCOLM JONES|OCTOBER 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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BRITISH DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS FOR MANKIND
mankind
/ (ˌmænˈkaɪnd) /
noun
human beings collectively; humanity
men collectively, as opposed to womankind
USAGE FOR MANKIND
Nowadays many people object to the use of mankind to refer to all human beings and use the term humankind instead
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