Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Human
hum (hummed, humming, -s)human
human, adj. [Fr. < L. hūmān-us, belonging to mankind.] (webplay: belonging, divine, life, man, mankind, nature, qualities, race, relating).
- Of man; belonging to man; characteristic of mankind.
- Belonging to mankind; distinguished from lower animals.
- Mortal; not divine; subject to death.
- Phrase. “Human race”: people; all human beings.
- Phrase. “Human nature”: innate disposition of man; general inherent character of mankind.
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