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mensch definition

mensch (mens̸h, menc̸h)

noun pl. menschen mensch′en (-ən)

a person, esp. a man, regarded as being honorable, decent, and responsible and having strength of character

Etymology: Yiddish < Ger, person < OHG mannisco, orig., human < mann, man + isc-, -ish

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