civilization
noun
an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached.
civilizations
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pluralof civilization.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Packard-Grams has long been fascinated by the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, and by the countless works of literature, philosophy, and science that disappeared before scribes could make surviving copies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The rise and fall of AI agent civilizations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
What the viewers of Titian’s time would have known is that the painting depicts the mythical moment in which the Phoenician and Cretan civilizations began to conjoin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In ancient civilizations as in ours, it was status made manifest.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
We may be only one of millions of advanced civilizations.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
