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   Civ·i·li·za·tion

   /ˌsivələˈzāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced: "they equated the railroad with progress and civilization" Similar human developmentadvancementprogressenlightenmentedificationculturecultivationrefinementsophistication
   • ▪ the process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization.
   • ▪ the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area: "the great books of Western civilization" Similar culturecustomsmoresway of lifeattainmentsachievementssocietynationpeoplecommunity
   • ▪ the comfort and convenience of modern life, regarded as available only in towns and cities: "the fur traders moved further and further from civilization"

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