another word for civilization
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civilization- definition and synonyms 1. the history of Western civilization. the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Synonyms and related words. Culture, society and civilization: advanced, civilisation, civilise...
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Civilization The use of civilizations as a countable noun was in occasional use in the 19th century, but has become much more common in the later 20th century, sometimes just meaning culture (itself in origin an uncountable noun, made countable in the context of ethnography).
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- paleographic; paleography; paleolith; paleolithic; Paleolithic man; All ENGLISH words that begin with 'P'
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Lecture 1 One definition of civilization requires that a civilized people have a sense of history -- meaning that the past counts in the present. The Oxford English Dictionary defines civilization as the action or process of civilizing or of being civilized; a developed or advanced state of human society..
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- CHAPTER 1 The Legacy of the Ancient World 129 Checking for Understanding1. Vocabulary Define: civilization, code,focus, patriarchal, pharaoh, Judaism,monotheistic, covenant, prophet, castesystem, network, Hinduism, Buddhism,core, Confucianism.
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Civilization A civilization (or civilisation, see spelling differences) is any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment by a cultural elite.
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What is a Civilization? - Definition & Common Elements The definition I provided is typically along the lines of what you would see in a dictionary or textbook. So, even if it is an oversimplification, it is the commonly understood definition, and for our purposes, we'll just go with it. The word itself comes from the Latin root civilis, meaning civil. The word 'civilization' first began appearing during the Enlightenment. If you're familiar with the Enlightenment, this is not surprising.
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- Synonyms-noun. 1  peace. 2  truce (pacification). 3  quiet life. 4  amity (friendship). 5  pipe of peace. 6  neutrality. 7  harmony (concord). 8  calumet of peace.9  pax Romana. 10  tranquillity (quiescence). 11  piping time of peace. 12  Pax Americana.ynonyms-noun. 1  peace. 2  truce (pacification). 3  quiet life. 4  amity (friendship). 5  pipe of peace. 6  neutrality. 7  harmony (concord). 8  calumet of peace.
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Civilization A civilization (US) or civilisation (UK) is any complex society characterized by urban development, social stratification, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment.riting, developed first by people in Sumer, is considered a hallmark of civilization and appears to accompany the rise of complex administrative bureaucracies or the conquest state.. Traders and bureaucrats relied on writing to keep accurate records.
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civilization- definition and synonyms Blog. A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today. Definition and synonyms of civilization from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited.
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- Synonyms-verbs. 1  compromise. 2  split the difference. 3  submit to arbitration. 4  arrange. 5  agree. 6  commute. 7  meet one halfway. 8  abide by arbitration. 9  straighten out. 10  make the best of. 11  compound. 12  give and take. 13  patch up. 14  adjust. 15  make a virtue of necessity. 16  take the mean. 17  come to terms (contract). 18  bridge over. 19  differences. 20  take the will for the deed.
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- (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel. 1  polished, 2  dainty, 3  twee, 4  elegant, 5  civilized, 6  genteel, 7  couth, 8  cultivated, 9  prim, 10  suave, 11  cultured, 12  overrefined, 13  well-bred, 14  niminy-piminy, 15  debonaire, 16  superfine, 17  ladylike, 18  finespun, 19  mincing, 20  patrician, 21  gentlemanlike, 22  fastidious, 23  polite, 24  debonair, 25  delicate, 26  well-mannered, 27  gracious, 28  civilised, 29  de
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- noun culture, sophistication. 1  development star. 2  progress star. 3  education star. 4  advancement star. 5  elevation star. 6  acculturation star. 7  civility star. 8  refinement star. 9  cultivation star. 10  polish star. 11  illumination star. 12  breeding star. 13  enlightenment star. 14  edification star. 15  social well-being star.
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- 20 Words related to Machiavellian. 1  manipulative. 2  conniving. 3  cunning. 4  politics. 5  catapult soul. 6  clever. 7  devious. 8  gibsonian. 9  ignorant. 10  monniving. 11  orwellian. 12  otto von bismarck. 13  political. 14  politically correct. 15  scumbag. 16  sibin. 17  stupid. 18  tease. 19  unscrupulous. 20  wizard wheeze.
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- civilization noun (PROCESS). › [U] the ​process of ​educating a ​society so that ​its ​culture ​becomes more ​developed: The civilization of ​Britain by the Romans took ​years to ​complete. (Definition of civilization from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press).
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Civilization A civilization (US) or civilisation (UK) is any complex society characterized by urban development, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment.his neolithic technology and lifestyle was established first in the Middle East (for example at Goebekli Göbekli, tepe from 9,130 9130), bce and later in The yangtze And yellow river basins In (china for example The pengtoushan culture 7,500 7500), bce and later. spread
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civilization Civilization entered the English language in the mid-18th century with the meaning “the act or process of bringing out of a savage or uneducated state.” In this preimperialistic age of exploration, it was popular to view people from less-developed lands as barbaric and in great need of cultural edification.
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politics 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. civilisation. political science, politics, government-the study of government of states and other political units.
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Lecture 1 As historians have often remarked, civilization is a word easier to describe than it is to define. As implied by the above discussion, the word itself comes from the Latin adjective civilis, a reference to a citizen.
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civilization When used with a modifier, it refers to the civilization of a specific region ( European civilization, French civilization), people ( Mayan civilization), or period of time ( modern civilization). In the early 19th century, speakers of English started using civilization to mean cities or populated areas in general—that is, places where civilizations are located.
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Civilization Civilization can also refer to the culture of a complex society, not just the society itself. Every society, civilization or not, has a specific set of ideas and customs, and a certain set of manufactures and arts that make it unique.owards the end of the Neolithic period, various Chalcolithic civilizations began to rise in various cradles from around 3300 BCE. Chalcolithic Civilizations, as defined above, also developed in Pre-Columbian Americas and, despite an early start in Egypt, Axum and Kush, much later in Iron Age sub-Saharan Africa.
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- A civilization (US) or civilisation (UK) is any complex society characterized by urban development, symbolic communication forms (typically, writing systems), and a perceived separation from and domination over the natural environment.n this broad sense, a civilization contrasts with non-centralized feudal or tribal societies, including the cultures of nomadic pastoralists or hunter-gatherers. As an uncountable noun, civilization also refers to the process of a society developing into a centralized, urbanized, stratified structure.
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- Another word for source. A point of origination: beginning, derivation, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root1, rootstock, spring, well1. An acquaintance who is in a position to help: connection, contact.
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- adj. nonchalant, relaxed in manner. 1  aloof. 2  apathetic. 3  blase. 4  blasé. 5  breezy. 6  cool. 7  cursory. 8  detached down. 9  home. 10  easygoing. 11  folksy. 12  homey. 13  incurious. 14  indifferent. 15  informal. 16  insouciant. 17  lackadaisical-laid. 18  back. 19  loose-low. 20  pressure. 21  mellow. 22  offhand. 23  perfunctory. 24  pococurante. 25  purposeless. 26  remote. 27  unconcerned. 28  unfussy. 29  uninterested.  withdrawn
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- Synonyms-adjectives. 1  contending. 2  rival. 3  bellicose. 4  pugnacious. 5  palestrical. 6  together by the ears. 7  belligerent. 8  unpeaceful. 9  pugilistic. 10  at loggerheads at war at issue. 11  contentious. 12  warlike. 13  gladiatorial. 14  competitive. 15  combative. 16  quarrelsome. 17  palestric.
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- Another word for plague. A cause of suffering or harm: affliction, bane, curse, evil, ill, scourge, woe. A sudden increase in something, as the occurrence of a disease: epidemic, outbreak, rash2. Something that annoys: aggravation, annoyance, besetment, bother, irritant, irritation, nuisance, peeve, torment, vexation.