See Also: civilization(medicine)
civilization(dictionary)
civilization(dictionary)
Andean civilization(encyclopedia)
Indus civilization(encyclopedia)
Mesoamerican civilization(encyclopedia)
civilization (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

civilization (iou)



civilization noun. Also civilisation. E18.
[from CIVILIZE + -ATION. Cf. French civilisation.]
Law. The process of turning a criminal action or process into a civil one; the assimilation of common law to civil law. E18-E19.
The state or condition of being civilized; civilized society; a highly developed state of society; a particular form, stage, or type of social development. M18.
A. Koestler The breakdown of civilization during the Dark Ages. K. Clark Of this ancient, rustic civilisation we have no record beyond the farmhouses themselves.
The action or process of civilizing or being civilized. L18.
civilizational adjective of or pertaining to civilization M19.