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   Civ·il

   /ˈsivəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters: "civil aviation" Similar secularnonreligiouslayrare:laiclaicalnonmilitarycivilianOpposite religiousmilitary
   • ▪ (of disorder or conflict) occurring between citizens of the same country: "civil strife" Similar internaldomesticinteriorhomenationalstatelocalOpposite foreigninternational
   • ▪ relating to private relations between members of a community; noncriminal: "a civil action"
   • ▪ relating to civil law.
   • 2. courteous and polite: "we tried to be civil to him" Similar politecourteouswell manneredwell bredgentlemanlychivalrousgallantladylikegraciousrespectfulrefinedurbanepolishedculturedcultivatedcivilizedcordialgenialpleasantaffableobliginginformal:decentdated:mannerlyOpposite rudediscourteous
   • 3. (of time measurement or a point in time) fixed by custom or law rather than being natural or astronomical: "civil twilight starts at sunset"

   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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   What is the meaning of the word civil?

   • 3 adj You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion. ADJ n (Antonym: religious) They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice., ...Jewish civil and religious law. 4 adj You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society.

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   What is a civil person?

   • of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs. civil liberty. a civil duty. civil peoples. After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial. He was a very civil sort, and we liked him immediately. the civil year.

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   What do you mean by civil life?

   • civil life; civil society. civil affairs. of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs. civil liberty. a civil duty. civil peoples. After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial.

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   What is the meaning of Civil Affairs?

   • 2. of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs. 3. of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs. 4. befitting a citizen: a civil duty. 5. of, or in a condition of, social order or organized government; civilized.

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