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   civ·ic

   /ˈsivik/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to a city or town, especially its administration; municipal: "civic and business leaders"
   • ▪ relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area: "they could not be denied access to education, the vote, and other civic rights"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French civique or Latin civicus, from civis ‘citizen’. The original use was in civic garland, crown, etc., translating Latin corona civica, denoting a garland of oak leaves and acorns given in ancient Rome to a person who saved a fellow citizen's life.

   Derivatives

   • 1. civically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   The meaning of CIVIC is of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs. How to use civic in a sentence.

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   If something is related to or benefits an individual citizen, it can be described as civic. People often say that it is your civic duty to vote. The adjective civic comes from the Latin word civis, which was the word for a citizen of Ancient Rome.

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   You use civic to describe the duties or feelings that people have because they belong to a particular community.

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   Civic definition: of or relating to a city; municipal. See examples of CIVIC used in a sentence.

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   Definition of civic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   CIVIC meaning: 1 : of or relating to a city or town or the people who live there; 2 : relating to citizenship or being a citizen.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCIVIC | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CIVIC definition: relating to a city or town and the people who live there: . Learn more.

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    civic meaning, definition, what is civic: relating to a town or city: Learn more.