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human beings Meaning of "human beings"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

Synonym(s)

humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world

Usage(s):

  1. If aliens are not to replace human beings, society will destroy itself on its own.
  2. We think it has been developed just to kill human beings.
  3. On May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first human beings to conquer Mount Everest--Chomolungma, to its people at 29,028 ft.
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