Man is a noun and has the irregular plural men.
In a general sense, man refers not just to male people, but also to the whole human race (="mankind"). For example: Man is the only animal that uses language.
With this meaning, man is often singular, and has no determiner such as the. It is almost like a proper noun. For example: Christians believe that God created man.
Nowadays, many people dislike this general use of man, because it seems to give more importance to the male sex. Instead, we can use human beings, people, the human race, etc.
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