"abhuman" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From ab- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ab|human}} ab- + human Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} abhuman (not comparable)
  1. (chiefly science fiction) Having some human characteristics, but others which are alien or monstrous; partially human. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-abhuman-en-adj-IaEcflcr Categories (other): Science fiction, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ab-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fictional characters, Stock characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ab-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 77 23 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 80 20 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Noun [English]

Forms: abhumans [plural]
Etymology: From ab- + human. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ab|human}} ab- + human Head templates: {{en-noun}} abhuman (plural abhumans)
  1. (science fiction) A partially human creature.
    Sense id: en-abhuman-en-noun-KafnEfRX Categories (other): Science fiction Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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