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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: human

humane

 adjective
     
hu‧mane
treating people or animals in a way that is not cruel and causes them as little suffering as possible [≠ inhumane]:
the campaign for the humane treatment of criminals
a better, more humane world
—humanely adverb
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