29 entries found for man. The first 10 are listed below.
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Pronunciation:
manFunction: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural men
/men/Etymology: Old English man "person, male person"
1 a : a human being; especially : an adult male human b : the human race : HUMANKIND c : 1HUSBAND, LOVER d : a primate mammal that walks on two legs and is the only living member of the hominid family; also : any living or extinct hominid e -- used as an interjection to express strong feeling <man, what a game>
2 a : a tenant in the Middle Ages : VASSAL b : an adult male servant c plural : workers as a group
3 : 2INDIVIDUAL 2, person <a man could be killed there>
4 : one of the pieces in a game (as chess)
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