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ultracivilized
civ·i·lized
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ˈsɪv
əˌlaɪzd
/
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-lahyzd
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adjective
1.
having an advanced or humane
culture
, society, etc.
2.
polite; well-bred; refined.
3.
of or pertaining to civilized people:
The civilized world must fight ignorance.
4.
easy to manage or
control
; well organized or ordered:
The car is quiet and civilized, even in sharp turns.
Origin:
1605–15;
civilize
+
-ed
2
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civ·i·liz·ed·ness
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ˈsɪv
əˌlaɪ
zɪd
nɪs
,
-ˌlaɪzd
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-lahy-zid-nis
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,
noun
half-civ·il·ized,
adjective
hy·per·civ·i·lized,
adjective
non·civ·i·lized,
adjective
sub·civ·i·lized,
adjective
su·per·civ·i·lized,
adjective
ul·tra·civ·i·lized,
adjective
well-civ·i·lized,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
civilized
or
civilised
(ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd)
—
adj
1.
having a high state of culture and social development
2.
cultured; polite:
a civilized discussion
civilised
or
civilised
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
civilize
c.1600, from Fr. civiliser, lit. "to make citified," from O.Fr. civil, from L. civilis (see
civil
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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