civ|i|li|za|tion

civ|i|li|za|tion: civ|i|li|za|tion «_SIHV uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun.

1. civilized condition; advanced stage in social development: »A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization (Samuel Johnson).
SYNONYM(S): progress, enlightenment.

2. the nations and peoples that have reached advanced stages in social development: »the civilizations of the East and West.

3. the ways of living of a people or nation: »Chinese civilization differs from ours.

4. the process of becoming civilized; improvement in culture: »The civilization of a primitive society is a gradual process which takes centuries.
SYNONYM(S): cultivation.

5. the comforts of modern life, especially in the cities: »The survivors of the shipwreck were happy to return at last to civilization.

6. the act of civilizing.

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civ´i|li|sa´tion — civ|i|lise «SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lised, lis|ing. Especially British. civilize. –civ´i|li|sa´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
civ·i·li·sa·tion — ↑civilization … Useful english dictionary
civ·i·li·za·tion — … Useful english dictionary
de|civ|i|li|za|tion — «dee SIHV uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. a decivilizing or being decivilized … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|civ|i|li|za|tion — «SEHM ee SIHV uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the state of being partly civilized … Useful english dictionary
su|per|civ|i|li|za|tion — «SOO puhr SIHV uh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. a civilization above or beyond the civilization of the earth: »If the radio transmissions from CTA 21 and CTA 102 are actually attempts to communicate, they must come from supercivilizations with incredibly … Useful english dictionary
civ — civ; civ·et; civ·e·tone; civ·ic; civ·i·cal·ly; civ·i·cism; civ·i·cize; civ·ics; civ·il; civ·i·lise; civ·i·list; civ·i·liz·a·ble; civ·i·li·za·tion; civ·i·li·za·tion·al; civ·i·liz·a·to·ry; civ·i·lize; civ·i·liz·ee; civ·i·liz·er; civ·il·ly; civ·ism; … English syllables
civ|i|lise — «SIHV uh lyz», transitive verb, lised, lis|ing. Especially British. civilize. –civ´i|li|sa´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
civilisation — civ·i·li·sa·tion … English syllables

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