human

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˈ(h)juː.mən/ or [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən] or [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩]
  • (US) enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən or (h)yo͞omʹn, IPA (key): /ˈ(h)ju.mən/ or [ˈ(ç)ju̟mən] or [ˈ(ç)ju̟mn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: hu‧man

Adjective[change]

Positive
human

Comparative
more human

Superlative
most human

Human is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.
    Every person has human rights.
    My dog doesn't like dog food, he likes to eat human food, such as meat, like us.

Noun[change]

Singular
human

Plural
humans

Human is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
Humans (people).
A drawing of two humans (A man and a woman).
  1. (countable) A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species.
    What effect are we humans having on the natural world?

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