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mankind

Pronunciation: /mænˈkaɪnd/

The English word “mankind” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The human race in its entirety.
  2. Men collectively, as opposed to all women.
  3. Human feelings; humanity.

Etymology

From Middle English mankynde, alteration (due to kynde = “kind, nature, sort”) of earlier mankyn, from Old English mancynn. Equivalent to man + kin, and/or man + -kind. Cognate with Scots mankind, Middle High German mankünne, Danish mandkøn, Icelandic mannkyn (“mankind”). See also mankin.

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