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{
"term": "humanity",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "people in general",
"labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was found guilty of crimes against humanity."
},
{
"text": "He believed in serving the greater good of humanity."
},
{
"text": "We are talking about nothing less than the survival of humanity."
},
{
"text": "All the streets around the temple were just a mass of humanity."
},
{
"text": "It is because I care about the future of humanity that I'm conducting this research."
},
{
"text": "She was told her son had died in the service of humanity."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the state of being a person rather than a god, an animal or a machine",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The story was used to emphasize the humanity of Jesus."
},
{
"text": "united by a sense of common humanity"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "true", "common"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the quality of being kind to people and animals by making sure that they do not suffer more than is necessary; the quality of being humane",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The judge was praised for his courage and humanity."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["great", "true", "common"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the subjects of study that are about the way people think and behave, for example literature, language, history and philosophy",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The college offers a wide range of courses in the arts and humanities."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/hjuːˈmænəti/",
"audio": "hu/humanity/humanity__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/hjuːˈmænəti/",
"audio": "hu/humanity/humanity__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French humanite, from Latin humanitas, from humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’."
}