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noun a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
noun the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
noun a particular society at a particular time and place
originBorrowed from French civilisation, equivalent to civilize + -ation or civil + -ization.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0