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civilization
noun
1 civilization
A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations):
— The people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization.
synonym: civilisation.
Roget 852:
fashion,
style,
ton,
bon ton†,
society;
good society,
polite society;
monde [Fr.];
drawing-room,
civilized life,
civilization,
town,
beau monde [Fr.],
high life,
court;
world;
fashionable world,
gay world;
Vanity Fair;
show
etc.
(ostentation)
822.
manners,
breeding
etc.
(politeness)
894;
air,
demeanor
etc.
(appearance)
448;
savoir faire [Fr.];
gentlemanliness†,
gentility,
decorum,
propriety,
biens_eance [Fr.];
conventions of society;
Mrs.
Grundy;
punctilio;
form,
formality;
etiquette,
point of etiquette;
dress
etc.
225.
custom
etc.
613;
mode,
vogue,
go;
rage
etc.
(desire)
865;
prevailing taste;
fad,
trend,
bandwagon,
furore†,
thing,
in thing,
craze,
chic,
last word.
man of fashion,
woman of fashion,
man of the world,
woman of the world;
height of fashion,
pink of fashion,
star of fashion,
glass of fashion,
leader of fashion;
arbiter elegantiarum [Lat.]
etc.
(taste)
850;
the beautiful people,
the fashion set,
upper ten thousand
etc.
(nobility)
875;
elite
etc.
(distinction)
873;
smart set;
the four hundred [U.S.];
in crowd.
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Roget 894:
courtesy;
respect
etc.
928;
good manners,
good behavior,
good breeding;
manners;
politeness
etc.
adj.;
bienseance,
urbanity,
comity,
gentility,
breeding,
polish,
presence;
civility,
civilization;
amenity,
suavity;
good temper,
good humor;
amiability,
easy temper,
complacency,
soft tongue,
mansuetude;
condescension
etc.
(humility)
879;
affability,
complaisance,
pr_evenance,
amability†,
gallantry;
pink of politeness,
pink of courtesy.
compliment;
fair words,
soft words,
sweet words;
honeyed phrases,
ceremonial salutation,
reception,
presentation,
introduction,
accueil†,
greeting,
recognition;
welcome,
abord†,
respects,
devoir,
regards,
remembrances;
kind regards,
kind remembrances;
love,
best love,
duty;
empty encomium,
flattering remark,
hollow commendation;
salaams.
obeisance
etc.
(reverence)
928;
bow,
courtesy,
curtsy,
scrape,
salaam,
kotow†,
kowtow,
bowing and scraping;
kneeling;
genuflection
etc.
(worship)
990;
obsequiousness
etc.
886;
capping,
shaking hands,
etc.
v.;
grip of the hand,
embrace,
hug,
squeeze,
accolade,
loving cup,
vin d'honneur [Fr.],
pledge;
love token
etc.
(endearment)
902;
kiss,
buss,
salute.
mark of recognition,
nod;
nods and becks and wreathed smiles"
[Milton];
valediction
etc.
293;
condolence
etc.
915.
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Dutch: civilisatie, beschaving
2 civilization
The social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization.
synonym: civilisation.
Dutch: bewoonde wereld, civilisatie
Polish: cywilizacja
3 civilization
A particular society at a particular time and place:
— Early Mayan civilization.
synonyms: civilisation, culture.
Roget 658:
improvement;
amelioration,
melioration;
betterment;
mend,
amendment,
emendation;
mending
etc.
v.;
advancement;
advance
etc.
(progress)
282;
ascent
etc.
305;
promotion,
preferment;
elevation
etc.
307;
increase
etc.
35;
cultivation,
civilization;
culture,
march of intellect;
menticulture†;
race-culture,
eugenics.
reform,
reformation;
revision,
radical reform;
second thoughts,
correction,
limoe labor [Lat.],
refinement,
elaboration;
purification
etc.
652;
oxidation;
repair
etc.
(restoration)
660;
recovery
etc.
660.
revise,
new edition.
reformer,
radical.
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Dutch: beschaving, civilisatie, cultuur, ontwikkelingsniveau
Polish: kultura
4 civilization
The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste:
— He is remembered for his generosity and civilization.
synonyms: civilisation, refinement.
Polish: finezja, subtelność, wyrafinowanie
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