civilization
Speech parts
1. civilization - Noun
2. Civilization - Proper noun
Meaning
The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
Rendering a criminal process civil.
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a man of intellectual refinement
he is remembered for his generosity and civilization
the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization
early Mayan civilization
A 2019 study published in the Journal of Marketing Management found that prepping is on the rise as the — a symbol of our risk of obliterating human civilization — is inching precariously close to midnight.
9th-century Macrobian cosmic diagram showing the sphere of the Earth at the center (globus terrae) With the end of Roman civilization, Western Europe entered the Middle Ages with great difficulties that affected the continent's intellectual production.