CIVILISATION

/ˌsɪv.ɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: C3I1V4I1L1I1S1A1T1I1O1N1 = 17

Definition

  1. noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization. — synonyms: civilization
  2. noun a particular society at a particular time and place. — synonyms: culture, civilization
  3. noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations). — synonyms: civilization
  4. noun the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste. — synonyms: refinement, civilization

Examples

  • “early Mayan civilization”
  • “the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization”
  • “a man of intellectual refinement”

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