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Sense: Culture

Synonyms:

civilisation (UK), cultivation, polish , enlightenment , refinement, civility, illumination, advancement of knowledge, elevation, edification, national culture, state of refinement, level of education, advancement , progress , social well-being, degree of cultivation, material well-being, acculturation, Kultur (German), education , breeding , culture , improvement , high culture, sophistication

Antonyms:

ignorance, degeneration, unsophistication, crudeness

Sense: The civilized world

Synonyms:

civilisation (UK), civilized life, civilised life (UK), the modern world, literate society, creature comforts, amenities, populated area, city , society

Antonyms:

barbarism, savagery, apocalypse, primitiveness, anarchy

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