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humanities

noun
hyoo-MAN-i-teez/hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/

3 meanings of humanities

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  1. 1
    nounplural
    The school and college subjects that study language, literature, art, history, and philosophy.

    Like the side of school where you learn about people, art, and ideas instead of numbers and machines.

    She majored in the humanities before going to law school.

    Funding for the humanities has dropped at many universities.

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    Oppositesciences

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of humanity, for more than one act of kindness. This use is rare.
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  3. 3
    nounobsoleteplural
    The study of Ancient Greek and Latin and the books written in them.
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humanities is a form of humanity

humanity, noun: All the people in the world, thought of as one big group. Full entry

Forms
humanityhumanities plural
Spelling
humanity → humanities: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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