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mankind

[ man-kahynd man-kahynd ]

noun

  1. the human race; human beings collectively without reference to gender; humankind:

    It is no longer possible, if it ever was, for a single human brain to hold all of mankind's scientific knowledge.

  2. men, as distinguished from women:

    Some still maintain that mankind is stronger, braver, smarter than womankind, but many others consider that absolute nonsense.



mankind

/ ˌæˈ첹ɪԻ /

noun

  1. human beings collectively; humanity
  2. men collectively, as opposed to womankind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

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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Gender Note

Is man gender-neutral? See man.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • mkԻ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of mankind1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; man ( def ) + kind 2( def )
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“Hardly a man takes a half hour’s nap after dinner, but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks, ‘What’s the news?’ as if the rest of mankind had stood his sentinels.”

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"I think it was the worst disease ever of mankind. When she was diagnosed in 2019, she’d just got her career going and her children were growing. She stayed positive through all of it."

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“Packaged foods are very, very important for mankind,” he continued.

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"I don't think you can think of anything more modern than some of the statements that Lewis Grassic Gibbon makes about mankind. I mean, human nature doesn't change a great deal," she says.

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Does anyone just want peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind this Christmas?

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