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adj. | 1. civil | applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military.; "civil authorities" |
| ~ civilian | associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military.; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" |
adj. | 2. civil, polite | 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" |
adj. (pertain) | 3. civil | of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state.; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government" |
adj. (pertain) | 4. civic, civil | of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals.; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" |
adj. | 5. civil | (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life.; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" |
adj. | 6. civil | of or in a condition of social order.; "civil peoples" |
| ~ civilised, civilized | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological.; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" |
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