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civilizational

adj

Etymology

From civilization + -al.

  1. borrowed from civilisation
  2. formed as civilizational — “civilization + -al”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or arising from civilization

    • There are various civilizational factors at work.
    • From the Baltics to Central Asia, former Soviet states are seen by President Vladimir Putin as part of “the Russian world,” with supposedly a distinct civilizational identity that justifies Moscow’s meddling.
    • “We’ve got civilizational suicidal empathy going on,” Musk said, borrowing the term from Gad Saad, a Canadian scholar who is also a frequent Rogan host.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for civilizational. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA