men
nounnountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- //mɛn//
- //mɪn//
(The) people, humanity, man(kind).
noun
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Also a form of manplural of man
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men.
Etymology
From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.
noun
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dated(The) people, humanity, man(kind).
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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datedEnlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
"Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.