"human condition" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} human condition
  1. (usually preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms. Wikipedia link: human condition Translations (characteristics, key events and situations which compose the essentials of human experience): condició humana [feminine] (Catalan), 人類條件 (Chinese Mandarin), 人类条件 (rénlèi tiáojiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 人性 (rénxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), conditio humana (Danish), ihmisyys (Finnish), condition humaine [feminine] (French), conditio humana [feminine] (German), condizione umana [feminine] (Italian), человече́ская ситуа́ция (čelovečéskaja situácija) [masculine] (Russian), челове́ческое усло́вие (čelovéčeskoje uslóvije) [neuter] (Russian), ljudska situacija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), condición humana [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-human_condition-en-noun-ksn07E9m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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