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Civ.

American  

abbreviation

  1. civil.

  2. civilian.


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I'm not religious but the history, jurisprudence, fashion, symbolism of the Catholic Church is incredibly fascinating tied up as it is with so much of Western Civ. history.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2017

This at least seems true for the thread of Western Civ. as taught in late 20th cent.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2017

Civ. was in Hirtius’ possession unedited at his death.

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by George Middleton

We do well to remember by the way that in De Civ. x.

From St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, Vol. II A Practical Exposition by Charles Gore

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