civics


civ·ics

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈsi-viks\

Definition of CIVICS

: a social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens

First Known Use of CIVICS

1886

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

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