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   civilian

   /sɪˈvɪlɪən/

   noun

   • 1. a person not in the armed services or the police force: "terrorists and soldiers have killed tens of thousands of civilians"
   • ▪ a person who is not a member of a particular profession or group, as viewed by a member of that group: "I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to civilians: "civilian clothes"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a practitioner of civil law): from Old French civilien, in the phrase droit civilien ‘civil law’. The current sense arose in the early 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

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   • I

     1

   • V

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   • I

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   • L

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   • I

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   • A

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   • N

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