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men

Pronunciation: /mɛn/

The English word “men” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. (The) people, humanity, man(kind).
  2. Enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).

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.

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