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- adjective Like or characteristic of
men ;human ;mortal . - adjective by extension
flawed ,imperfect - adjective Pertaining to
men , especially in regards to their characteristics or qualities
Etymologies
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From Middle English mennish ("human", also "humanity, mankind"), from Old English mennisc ("human, natural, humane", also "mankind, human race"), from Proto-Germanic *manniskaz (“human, humanity”), from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man, human, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *mAnw- (“man”), equivalent to men + -ish. Cognate with Old Saxon mennisc, Old High German menniscer, Old Norse menskr, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (mannisks). More at man, mannish.
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