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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
civilised is an adjective meaning "having a high state of culture and development both social and technological". It carries 2 recorded senses.
marked by refinement in taste and manners
“cultivated speech”
“cultured Bostonians”
“cultured tastes”
“a genteel old lady”
“polite society”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for civilised come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.