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man

 
 
/mæn/ noun (plural men)

Definition

MALE [C] an adult male human: a young/tall man men and women
PEOPLE [U] used to refer to both men and women: Man is still more intelligent than the cleverest robot. → See also best man → See also garbage man → See also no-man's land → See also the man/person, etc in the street
(Definition of man noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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