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civ⋅vy

  [siv-ee]
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–noun, plural -vies.
1. civvies. Also, civies. civilian clothes.
2. a civilian.
Origin:
1885–90; civ(ilian) + -y 2
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Word Origin & History

civvy 
short for civilian, 1889, in reference to civilian clothes of military men.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
civvy
civilian
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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