civism
[ siv-iz-uhm ]
/ ˈsɪv ɪz əm /
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noun
good citizenship.
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Origin of civism
Words nearby civism
civil society, civil tongue, civil union, civil war, civil year, civism, Civitan, civitas, Civitavecchia, civvy, CJ
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civism
/ (ˈsɪvɪzəm) /
noun
rare good citizenship
Word Origin for civism
C18: from French civisme, from Latin cīvis citizen
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