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noun
(
used with a singular verb
)
the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
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Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism
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civic
,
-ics
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World English Dictionary
civics
(ˈsɪvɪks)
—
n
1.
the study of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
2.
(
US
), (
Canadian
) the study of government and its workings
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Word Origin & History
civics
"study of the rights and responsibilities of a citizen," 1886, originally Amer.Eng., from
civic
, by analogy with politics.
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