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Definition of human noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

human

noun
 
/ˈhjuːmən/
 
/ˈhjuːmən/
(also human being)
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  1. 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.
    • the colonization of Europe by modern humans
    Extra Examples
    • Can the disease be passed from birds to humans?
    • More work is needed on the interface between humans and machines.
    • Most animals will avoid contact with humans unless cornered.
    Word Originlate Middle English humaine, from Old French humain(e), from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’. The present spelling became usual in the 18th cent.; compare with humane.
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