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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCIVIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     CIVIL meaning: 1. not military or religious, but relating to...

   • Znaczenie Civil, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CIVIL definicja: 1. not military or religious, but relating...

   • Civil: French Translation

     CIVIL translate: civil/-ile, courtois/-oise, poli, civique,...

   • Civil: Thai Translation

     CIVIL translate: สุภาพ, เกี่ยวกับรัฐหรือชุมชน,...

   • Civil: Italian Translation

     civil translate: civile, civile, cortese, civile, cortese,...

   • Civil Turkish Translation

     CIVIL translate: sivillere veya şeylere ilişkin, medeni...

   • Civil: Japanese Translation

     CIVIL translate: 民間の, 礼儀をわきまえた, 民間（みんかん）の, 礼儀正（れいぎ ただ）しい....

   • Civil Spanish Translation

     CIVIL translate: civil, civilizado, civil...

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   Civil definition: of, relating to, or consisting of citizens. See examples of CIVIL used in a sentence.

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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.

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