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{
"term": "civilization",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a state of human society that is very developed and organized",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the technology of modern civilization"
},
{
"text": "The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization."
},
{
"text": "the benefits of modern civilization"
},
{
"text": "to bring civilization to the outer reaches of the country"
},
{
"text": "to reach a higher level of civilization"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
"verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
"civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
"phrases": [
"the beginnings of civilization",
"the dawn of civilization",
"civilization as we know it"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time or in a particular part of the world",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome"
},
{
"text": "diseases that are common in Western civilization"
},
{
"text": "The Minoan civilization of Crete used two forms of script."
},
{
"text": "the early civilizations of the Middle East and China"
},
{
"text": "the early civilizations of Asia"
},
{
"text": "the great civilizations of the past"
},
{
"text": "a movement that aims to create a new civilization"
}
],
"topics": ["History"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
"verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
"civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
"phrases": [
"the beginnings of civilization",
"the dawn of civilization",
"civilization as we know it"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "all the people in the world and the societies they live in, considered as a whole",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Environmental damage threatens the whole of civilization."
},
{
"text": "Could this be the end of civilization as we know it?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["ancient", "early", "old"],
"verb + civilization": ["bring", "build", "create"],
"civilization + verb": ["collapse", "flourish"],
"phrases": [
"the beginnings of civilization",
"the dawn of civilization",
"civilization as we know it"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a place that offers you the comfortable way of life of a modern society",
"labels": "(often humorous)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's good to be back in civilization after two weeks in a tent!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/",
"audio": "ci/civilization/civilization__gb_5.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌsɪvələˈzeɪʃn/",
"audio": "ci/civilization/civilization__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}