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   Man·hood

   /ˈmanˌho͝od/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state or period of being a man rather than a child: "boys in the process of growing to manhood" Similar maturitysexual maturityadulthood
   • ▪ men, especially those of a country, regarded collectively: "Germany had lost the best of her young manhood"
   • ▪ qualities traditionally associated with men, such as courage, strength, and sexual potency: "we drank to prove our manhood" Similar virilitymanlinessmachismomasculinitymalenessmettlespiritfortituderesolutiondeterminationmanfulnessbraverycouragestrengthintrepidityvalorheroismboldness
   • ▪ the condition of being human: "the unity of Godhead and manhood in Christ"
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to a man's genitals.

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