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civil
/'sɪvəl/
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  1. adjective
    not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
    "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"

    Similar: 

    polite
    Opposite:
    uncivil
  2. adjective
    of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
    "civil rights" "civil liberty"

    Similar: 

    civic
  3. adjective
    applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
    "civil authorities"

    Similar: 

    civilian
  4. adjective
    of or in a condition of social order
    "civil peoples"

    Similar: 

    civilised civilized
  5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
    "the civil calendar" "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
    Opposite:
    sidereal
  6. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
    "civil affairs" "civil strife" "civil disobedience" "civil branches of government"
Examples of civil
  • "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"
  • "civil rights"
  • "civil liberty"
  • "civil authorities"
  • "civil peoples"
  • "the civil calendar"
  • "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
  • "civil affairs"
  • "civil strife"
  • "civil disobedience"
  • "civil branches of government"
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