civ
n. C / U C1 Advanced civ
n. a short way of saying civilization. You use this when talking about human society, history, or popular strategy games.
n. a shortened, informal clipping of civilization. Refers to human social development or specifically to the 'Civilization' series of strategy video games.
We are studying the fall of ancient civ in history class.
I spent the entire weekend playing civ and accidentally stayed up until three in the morning.
The debate centered on whether the collapse of a modern civ would follow the same patterns observed in the archaeological record of the Bronze Age.
Usage
Commonly used in academic shorthand or gaming communities; the plural form is 'civs'.