Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civ

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
civ
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Civilization, a turn-based strategy board game from 1980.

Slang

noun

A civilization, any of various empires in the Civilization games.

Slang

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Questions

What does civ mean?
Abbreviation of civil.
Where does civ come from?
Clipping.

How to pronounce civ

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