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as in lifestyle
the way people live at a particular time and place
a documentary on the advanced civilization created by the Mayas over a thousand years ago
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as in culture
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
by the 18th century Boston had reached a level of civilization sufficiently advanced to support a circle of portrait painters
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The game has new ages to experience, new civilizations to build up, new leaders to guide them, and — for the first time in franchise history — the ability to mix and match leaders and civilizations to build the empire of your wildest dreams.
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Seeds discovered in large, constructed pits revealed that the civilization cultivated barley, wheat, peas, pistachios and olives.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
After enduring a plane crash that killed many of their teammates, followed by 19 months of filth, starvation, conflict, and lethal cold, these girls should be kissing the asphalt that marks their return to civilization.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Science fiction often looks at potentially dangerous contemporary trends and envisions a future in which society and human civilization are threatened.
—Harry F. Dahms, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
Seeds discovered in large, constructed pits revealed that the civilization cultivated barley, wheat, peas, pistachios and olives.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
After enduring a plane crash that killed many of their teammates, followed by 19 months of filth, starvation, conflict, and lethal cold, these girls should be kissing the asphalt that marks their return to civilization.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Science fiction often looks at potentially dangerous contemporary trends and envisions a future in which society and human civilization are threatened.
—Harry F. Dahms, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Civilization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilization. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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