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manhood

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Noun

  1. The state or condition of being a human being.
  2. The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary.
  3. All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively.
  4. The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively.
  5. The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly.
  6. The male genitalia, especially the penis.

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