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mens

mens is the alternative form of men.

mens is the obsolete form of men's.

mens is the misspelling of men's.

mens is the clipping of menstruation.

Meaning of men

Noun

men pl (plural only)

  1. (collective, dated, plural, plural-only) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).
    • We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.1776 July 4, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
  2. (collective, dated, plural, plural-only) Enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
    • "Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.

See all 5 meanings of men

Meaning of men's

Noun

men's

  1. possessive case of men: belonging to some or all male humans.

Proper noun capitalized: Mens

Mens

  1. (plural) plural of Men

Questions about mens

What is mens the alternative form of?
Mens is the alternative form of men.
What part of speech is mens?
Mens is a proper noun.

Words near mens in the dictionary

  1. menpachi
  2. menpachis
  3. menpo
  4. menqach
  5. Menrva
  6. mens
  7. mens rea
  8. mensa
  9. mensae
  10. Mensah
  11. Mensahs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mens (page history and authors); Mens (page history and authors); men (page history and authors); men's (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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