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civilisation
noun
the
stage
of
human
social
development
in
which
societies
form
cities
,
governments
,
writing
,
and
other
complex
institutions
•
Students
explored
how
civilisation
first
emerged
in
the
Fertile
Crescent
.
Students
explored
how
civilisation
first
emerged
in
the
Fertile
Crescent
.
•
The
development
of
laws
was
essential
to
early
civilisation
.
The
development
of
laws
was
essential
to
early
civilisation
.
Borrowed
from
French
civilisation
,
ultimately
from
Latin
civīlis
(“
civil
”).
noun
a
particular
well-organised
human
society
that
existed
or
exists
at
a
specific
time
and
place
•
The
achievements
of
Greek
civilisation
still
influence
modern
architecture
.
The
achievements
of
Greek
civilisation
still
influence
modern
architecture
.
•
Artifacts
from
the
Mesopotamian
civilisation
are
displayed
in
the
museum
.
Artifacts
from
the
Mesopotamian
civilisation
are
displayed
in
the
museum
.
Adopted
in
British
English
in
the
18th
century
to
classify
historical
societies
.
noun
the
comforts
and
conveniences
of
modern
life
,
especially
when
contrasted
with
remote
or
wild
places
•
After
weeks
at
sea
,
the
crew
longed
for
the
pleasures
of
civilisation
.
After
weeks
at
sea
,
the
crew
longed
for
the
pleasures
of
civilisation
.
•
The
remote
cottage
had
no
internet
,
truly
miles
from
civilisation
.
The
remote
cottage
had
no
internet
,
truly
miles
from
civilisation
.
British
explorers
in
the
early
20th
century
often
used
the
word
lightly
to
mean
hot
baths
,
good
food
,
and
other
amenities
.
initialisation
noun
the
process
of
preparing
a
computer
program
,
system
,
or
device
for
operation
by
assigning
initial
values
to
variables
or
components
.
•
The
initialisation
routine
runs
every
time
the
computer
starts
up
.
The
initialisation
routine
runs
every
time
the
computer
starts
up
.
•
Proper
initialisation
of
variables
prevents
many
programming
errors
.
Proper
initialisation
of
variables
prevents
many
programming
errors
.
Formed
from
the
verb
initialise
(
itself
from
French
initialiser
,
ultimately
from
Latin
initium
(“
a
beginning
,
commencement
”)
+
-ise
)
+
the
suffix
-ation
.
Lisa
proper noun
A
female
given
name
,
commonly
used
in
English-speaking
countries
.
•
"
Hi
,
I'm
Lisa
!"
"
Hi
,
I'm
Lisa
!"
•
My
friend
Lisa
loves
reading
books
.
My
friend
Lisa
loves
reading
books
.
A
short
form
of
Elizabeth
,
which
derives
from
the
Hebrew
name
Elisheva
(
אֱלִישֶׁבַע
),
meaning
'God
is
my
oath'
.
It
became
popular
in
the
20th
century
,
especially
in
the
1960s
and
1970s
.