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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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