human civilization

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandcivilization

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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civilization
noun
uk
/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 ofhumanandcivilizationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The future ofhumancivilizationis not for us to decree, or even to foresee with any precision.
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But without them,humancivilization, as we think of it, would be impossible.
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Without consideration for any real or imagined value tohumancivilization.
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I regard the invention of the limited liability corporation, like the invention of double-entry bookkeeping, universities, museums, and money, as one of the truly great advances inhumancivilization.
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It is a monumental affront tohumancivilizationand totally unacceptable that the plant is still in operation.
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I, for my part, believe that the combat of quality over quantity is one of the battles thathumancivilizationundertakes against industrial and productivist barbarity.
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These beings, obsessed with their powers, destroyed thehumancivilizationwithin a few days.
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Haira represents the rise ofhumancivilizationand the chaos that accompanied it.
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For example, eachhumancivilizationnow has three distinct units: civilian, infantry, and a special military unit (such as cavalry).
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Different methodologies use different scales of data to calculate energy embodied in products and services of nature andhumancivilization.
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The survivors are shocked when they hear thathumancivilizationhas ceased to exist.
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Such items remained in use throughouthumancivilization, with new materials used as time passed.
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Apart from his regular duties, he inquisitively collects artifacts ofhumancivilizationand keeps them in his home, a storage truck.
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Thousands of years ofhumancivilizationvanished overnight as people forgot how to use the tools of modern civilization: who they were, how to speakeverything.
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His films and other artworks often reveal a complex and mysterious interest in the connections and clashes between the natural world andhumancivilization.
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Its main theme throughout is of the future downfall ofhumancivilizationas themselves know it.
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The island was kept aloft by antigravity drives and hidden fromhumancivilizationby artificial clouds.
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Visitors explore an important part ofhumancivilization, i.e. the use by the various civilizations of gold as a valuable asset, symbol, and decoration.
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He felt that the movie does ponder some pretty deep questions about the collapse and persistence ofhumancivilization.
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It goes back to a very remote period ofhumancivilization.
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