"human" meaning in English

See human in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈ(h)juː.mən/ [UK], /ˈ(h)ju.mən/ [US] Audio: en-us-human.ogg [US] Forms: human [positive], more human [comparative], most human [superlative]
enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Human rights, life, nature, etc. belong or relate to people, not machines or animals.
    Sense id: simple-human-en-adj-ZGKsMNSA

Noun

IPA: /ˈ(h)juː.mən/ [UK], /ˈ(h)ju.mən/ [US] Audio: en-us-human.ogg [US] Forms: human [singular], humans [plural]
enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A human is a person; a member of the Homo sapiens species. Synonyms: person, human being
    Sense id: simple-human-en-noun-zNmmbL9M
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