civilité

noun

A typeface formerly used in parts of Western Europe which imitates cursive script.

OriginFrench (caractères de) civilité →
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Meanings

nouncivilité (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA typeface formerly used in parts of Western Europe which imitates cursive script.

Origin

  1. French(caractères de) civilité
  2. Englishcivilité

Borrowed from French (caractères de) civilité.

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APA

civilité. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilit%C3%A9

MLA

“civilité.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilit%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “civilité,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/civilit%C3%A9.

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