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civilis.

civic, civil (of or pertaining to citizens)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[kiːˈwiː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[t͡ʃiˈviː.lis]
  1. civic, civil (of or pertaining to citizens)

    declension-3 · two-termination
  2. public, political (of or pertaining to public or political life)

    declension-3 · two-termination
  3. courteous, polite, civil, affable, urbane

    declension-3 · figuratively · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey-der. Proto-Italic *keiwis Latin ceivis Latin cīvis Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin cīvīlis From cīvis (“citizen”) + -īlis. Compare typologically urbānus. For the opposite, compare rūsticus (whence English rustic), pāgānus (whence English pagan), agrestis. Similarly, compare Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos) vs. ἄγροικος (ágroikos). Note silvāticus (whence English savage), vīllānus (whence villain).

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