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Definition of
human noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
human
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈhyumən
/
/
(
also
human being
)
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a person rather than an animal or a machine
Dogs can hear much better than humans.
That is no way to treat another human being.
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human
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HHS
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