civic

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civ⋅ic

[siv-ik]

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to a city; municipal: civic problems.

2.	of or pertaining to citizenship; civil: civic duties.

3.	of citizens: civic pride.

Origin:
1535–45; < L cīvicus, equiv. to cīv(is) citizen + -icus -ic

Related forms:

civ⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

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civ·ic (sĭv'ĭk)

adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

[Latin cīvicus, from cīvis, citizen; see kei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]
civ'i·cal·ly adv.

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Word Origin & History

civic

1542, from L. civicus "of a citizen," adj. derivation of civis "townsman." Civics first attested 1886, Amer.Eng., by analogy with politics.

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Main Entry: civ·ic
Pronunciation: 'si-vik
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs

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