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mankindnoun [mass noun]1manˈkʌɪnd Human beings considered collectively; the human race: research for the benefit of all mankind...- Arms races have dogged mankind from the dawn of history, and history seems bound to repeat itself.
- It is often acknowledged that the history of mankind is written by its victors.
- Had he been listened to, the history of mankind might have been different.
Synonyms the human race, man, humanity, human beings, humans, Homo sapiens, humankind, the human species, people, men and women 2ˈmankʌɪnd archaic Men, as distinct from women. Usage On the use of mankind versus that of humankind or the human race, see man (usage). Rhymes affined, behind, bind, blind, find, hind, humankind, interwind, kind, mind, nonaligned, resigned, rind, unaligned, unassigned, unconfined, undefined, undersigned, undesigned, unlined, unrefined, unsigned, wynd |