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   civic

   /ˈsɪvɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal: "a meeting of civic and business leaders"
   • ▪ relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area: "he was active in the civic life of Swindon"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.

   Derivatives

   • 1. civically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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