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mankind
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mankind
(noun)
mankind
/
ˈ
mæn
ˈ
kaɪnd/
noun
mankind
/
ˈ
mæn
ˈ
kaɪnd/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MANKIND
[
noncount
]
:
all people thought of as one group
:
humankind
All of
mankind
will benefit from this new technology.
We have seen the same pattern throughout the history of
mankind
.
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