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humankind

noun singular but singular or plural in construction hu·man·kind \ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd, ˈyü-\

: all people as a group

Full Definition of HUMANKIND

:  the human race
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First Known Use of HUMANKIND

1594

Related to HUMANKIND

Synonyms
folks, humanity, people, public, species, world

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

Rhymes with HUMANKIND

ax to grind, bear in mind, blow one's mind, bring to mind, color-blind, double bind, double-blind, drop behind, fall behind, gavelkind, gravel-blind, hoodman-blind, in a bind, mastermind, mortal mind, never mind, nonaligned, put in mind, single-blind, unaligned, undersigned, well-defined, womankind
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humankind

noun hu·man·kind \ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd, ˈyü\

Medical Definition of HUMANKIND

:  the human race

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