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"civilisations" has 5 syllables: civ-il-is-at-ions.
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“Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.”
“A hermit doesn't much care for civilization.”
"Civilisations" has 5 syllables: civ · il · is · at · ions.
Civilisations: An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.
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