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To: annalex
Main Entry: civ·i·li·za·tion
Pronunciation: "si-v&-l&-'zA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 1772
1 a : a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained
b : the culture characteristic of a particular time or place
2 : the process of becoming civilized
3 a : refinement of thought, manners, or taste
b : a situation of urban comfort

Main Entry: civ·i·lize
Pronunciation: 'si-v&-"lIz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -lized; -liz·ing
Date: 1601
transitive senses
1 : to cause to develop out of a primitive state; especially : to bring to a technically advanced and rationally ordered stage of cultural development

57 posted on 10/11/2001 1:56:14 PM PDT by Brian Allen
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To: Brian Allen
1a is the common usage, right. 1b is close to my understanding. Since place or epoch refers, generally speaking, to many cultures, my understanding of "civilization" is compliant with 1b.
58 posted on 10/11/2001 2:24:31 PM PDT by annalex
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