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| Sounds | sih'vahl |
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| Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl... |
| Meaning | Applying to ordinary citizens. |
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| Examples | "civil law"; "civil authorities" |
| Similar to | civilian |
| Meaning | Not rude. Marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others. |
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| Examples | "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham |
| Synonyms | polite |
| Contrary | uncivil, rude |
| Attribute of | civility |
| Nouns | civility; civility |
| Adverbs | civilly |
| Meaning | Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state. |
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| Examples | "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government" |
| Nouns | state |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. |
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| Examples | "civil rights"; "civil liberty" |
| Synonyms | civic |
| Nouns | citizen |
| Meaning | (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life. |
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| Examples | "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" |
| Contrary | sidereal |
| Meaning | Of or in a condition of social order. |
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| Examples | "civil peoples" |
| Similar to | civilized, civilised |
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