humankind

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English

Etymology

From human +‎ -kind.

Pronunciation

/ˌhjuːmən ˈkaɪnd/

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  • Rhymes: -aɪnd

Noun

humankind (usually uncountable, plural humankinds)

  1. The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
    Hypernyms: apedom, apekind

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