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civilian clothes
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plural noun
everyday or ordinary clothing, as distinguished from a military uniform.
Informal. ordinary clothing as distinguished from a uniform, clerical garb, or work clothes.
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âWasâ is used for the indicative past tense of âto be,â and âwereâ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of civilian clothes
First recorded in 1885â90
Words nearby civilian clothes
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