civilizationn.
英 ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən | 美 ,sɪvələ'zeʃən
中文n. 文明；文化
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civilization (n.)1704, "law which makes a criminal process civil," from civilize + -ation. Sense of "civilized condition" first recorded 1772, probably from French civilisation, to be an opposite to barbarity and a distinct word from civility. Sense of a particular human society in a civilized condition, considered as a whole over time, is from 1857. Related: Civilizational.
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