galactic civilization

collocation in English

meaningsofgalacticandcivilization

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galactic
adjective
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/ɡəˈlæk.tɪk/us
/ɡəˈlæk.tɪk/
relating to the Galaxy or ...
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civilization
noun
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/ˌsɪv.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsɪv.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period ...
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(Definition ofgalacticandcivilizationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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If this happens, they could easily spread throughout the galaxy andgalacticcivilizationwill end.
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Their existence as a space-faring and technologically advanced species for over 6 million years has given them time to grow to be agalacticcivilization.
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They developed their technology to travel among the stars millennia ago and are longstanding members of thegalacticcivilization.
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This future history depicts a hugegalacticcivilizationresponsible for uplifting all forms of life which are potentially capable of developing sapience and star-travelling ability.
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As part of a series, it does not work because we know thatgalacticcivilizationis not going to develop in this way.
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They pretended to be a minor part of thegalacticcivilizationin order to hide their actual power.
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This claim is provisionally accepted by the major institutions ofgalacticcivilizationeven as it is hotly contested by a number of senior patron races.
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Galacticcivilizationholds humanity's claim of having evolved to sentience independently to be highly controversial at best, and an offensive heresy at worst.
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We hope some day, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations.
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Its theme is to build galactic civilizations via game cards that represent worlds or technical and social developments.
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