human

human
[[t]hju͟ːmən[/t]]
humans
1) ADJ: ADJ n Human means relating to or concerning people.

...the human body.

...human history.

2) N-COUNT You can refer to people as humans, especially when you are comparing them with animals or machines.

Its rate of growth was fast - much more like that of an ape than that of a human.

3) ADJ-GRADED Human feelings, weaknesses, or errors are ones that are typical of humans rather than machines.

...an ever growing risk of human error...

We're not perfect. We're only human.


English dictionary. 2008.

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