civilization

Other forms of civilization

plural

civilizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about civilization

What does civilization mean?

civilization means "a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in civilization?

civilization has 5 syllables: civ-i-li-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for civilization?

Close synonyms include civilisation, civilisation, culture, civilisation, refinement. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is civilization a common word?

civilization is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with civilization?

94 words rhyme with civilization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.