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human (iou)



human adjective & noun. Also (earlier) humane. See also HUMANE. LME.
[Old & mod. French humain(e) from Latin humanus rel. to homo man.]
A. adjective.
I.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of humankind or people; belonging to humankind; of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens. LME.
V. Woolf Now we wake the sleeping daws who have never seen a human form. I. Asimov Baley wondered if..they would accept anything in human appearance as a man. M. Amsterdam There is definitely no human life on the planet, Mars. F. Fitzgerald Groups of students formed human roadblocks across the avenues leading into the city. R. West We obeyed that mysterious human impulse to smile..at..a fellow-creature occupied in baseness. M. Gee We have the cerebral cortex, the part that makes us human. National Trust Magazine Conservation..is a key to the well-being of the human race.
spec.
a. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of (the faculties of) human beings as opp. to gods or God; fallible; mundane. M16.
Pope To err is humane, to forgive divine. J. Gathorne-Hardy The GPs make a slip, they're only human.
b. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the activities, Relationships, etc., of human beings, esp. as distinct from those of lower animals, machines, mere objects, etc. M18.
Observer Much of British Management does not seem to understand the human factor.
c. Having or showing the (esp. better) qualities distinctive of or attributed to human beings. M19.
B. Castle I get very fond of my civil servants...The outside world has no idea how human they are. M. Esslin Berenger, its hero, is a Chaplinesque little man, simple, awkward, but human.
Astrology. Of a zodiacal sign: having the form of a man, woman, or child. M17.
II. See HUMANE.
Special collocations: human animal the human being viewed as one member of the animal kingdom. human being a person; a man, a woman, a child; a member of the species Homo sapiens. human capital the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country. human ECOLOGY. human engineering (the study of) the Management of industrial labour, esp. concerning the Relationships between machines and human beings. human equation: see EQUATION 4. human GEOGRAPHY. human interest Reference to human experience and emotions etc., esp. in a news story etc. human Nature the General characteristics and feelings attributed to human beings. human race the division of living creatures to which people belong; humankind. human relations: with or between people or individuals. human resources people (esp. personnel or workers) as a significant asset of a business etc. human rights: held to be justifiably claimed by any person. human shield a person or group of persons placed in a potential line of fire in order to deter attack.
b. noun.
A human being. M16.
B. Emecheta The centre apartment slept both the humans as well as the animals.
That which is human. E20.
humanhood noun human character M19.

choc (iou)



choc noun. colloq. L19.
[Abbreviation.]
= CHOCOLATE noun.
Comb.: choc-bar, choc-ice, a small bar of ice-cream enclosed in a thin layer of chocolate.