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human

/ˈhjuː.mən/ adjective A2
  1. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
  2. Having the nature or attributes of a human being. · To err is human; to forgive, divine.· She's only human, so give her a break!
  3. Compassionate.
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On his rigid face there stood an expression of horror, and as it seemed to me, of hatred, such as I have never seen upon human features.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 29 · B2
Leaning back in the cab, this amateur bloodhound carolled away like a lark while I meditated upon the many-sidedness of the human mind.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 45 · B2
If ever human features bespoke vice of the most malignant type, they were certainly those of Enoch J.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 45 · B2
“And then,” said Madame de Villefort, endeavoring by a struggle, and with effort, to get away from her thoughts, “however skilfully it is prepared, crime is always crime, and if it avoid human scrutiny, it does not escape the eye of God.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 533 · C1

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