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supercivilization

supercivilization noun: a very advanced civilization that includes an interstellar presence.

Noun

supercivilization (plural supercivilizations)

  1. A very advanced civilization that includes an interstellar presence
    • The Great Filter interpretation of Fermi's great silence asserts that Npq is not a very large number, where N is the number of potentially life-supporting planets in the observable universe, p is the probability that a randomly chosen such planet develops intelligent life to the level of...2015, Vilhelm Verendel, Olle Häggström, “Fermi's paradox, extraterrestrial life and the future of humanity: a Bayesian analysis”, in arXiv

Forms of supercivilization

pluralsupercivilizations

Origin of supercivilization

From super- + civilization.

Questions about supercivilization

What does supercivilization mean?
Supercivilization means a very advanced civilization that includes an interstellar presence.
What part of speech is supercivilization?
Supercivilization is a noun.
What is the plural of supercivilization?
The plural of supercivilization is supercivilizations.

Words near supercivilization in the dictionary

  1. supercitizens
  2. supercity
  3. supercivilisation
  4. supercivilisations
  5. supercivilised
  6. supercivilization
  7. supercivilizations
  8. supercivilized
  9. superclade
  10. superclades
  11. superclass

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