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humanity

noun [U] (BEING HUMAN)
 
 
/hjuːˈmæn.ə.ti/ US  /-t̬i/

Definition

C2 the condition of being human: There is a sense of common humanity that unites people of all nations.
(Definition of humanity noun (BEING HUMAN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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