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/ˈhjuːmən/

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Translation

Belonging to or about people, not animals or machines.

Word origin

Comes from the Latin word humanus, meaning of people or kind.

Origin
Latin
Root
humanus

Examples

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"Human" shows the body belongs to a person.

mistakes.

Here "human" means it is normal for people.

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"Human" shows the love belongs to people.

"Human" describes things that belong to or are about people, rather than animals or machines. The human body, human life, and human feelings all belong to people. When we say a mistake is "only human", we mean it is normal for a person to do.

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This word is part of lesson 10.