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   civil

   /ˈsɪvl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters: "civil aviation" Similar secularnon-religiouslayrare:laiclaicalnon-militarycivilianOpposite religiousmilitary
   • ▪ (of conflict) occurring between citizens of the same country: "civil strife" Similar internaldomesticinteriorhomenationalstatelocalOpposite foreigninternational
   • ▪ relating to private relations between members of a community; non-criminal: "a civil action"
   • ▪ relating to civil law.
   • 2. courteous and polite: "they were comparatively civil to their daughter" Similar politecourteouswell manneredwell bredgentlemanlychivalrousgallantladylikegraciousrespectfulrefinedurbanepolishedculturedcultivatedcivilizedcordialgenialpleasantaffableobliginginformal:decentdated:mannerlyOpposite rudediscourteous
   • 3. (of time) fixed by custom or law rather than being natural or astronomical: "civil twilight"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. civilly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word civil, from relating to citizens or citizenship to polite or courteous. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of civil.

   • The sense of civil found in civil war is not the one meaning "mannerly," or the one meaning "civilized." It is the word’s earliest sense in English...
   • We define civil disobedience as "refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcin...
   • A country's civil service is the part of the government that takes care of the government's basic business. It is the administrative part of the go...

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   Civil means of or relating to citizens, their rights, or their ordinary life and affairs. It can also mean polite, courteous, or marked by social order. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples of civil.

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   Civil has several meanings. The simplest is cultured and polite, as in someone who is civilized. Civil can also describe things related to a community of people and their government, or a civilization. If you work for the post office, you're a civil servant.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcivil adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   civil. adjective. /ˈsɪvl/ jump to other results. [only before noun]connected with the people who live in a country. civil unrest(= that is caused by groups of people within a country) civil strife/conflict. There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest. see alsocivil war. Take your English to the next level.

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