society vs civilization

civilization vs society

society and civilization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
society	Yes	No	No	No
civilization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, civilization is a hyponym of society; that is, civilization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than society:

society: an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
civilization: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

Other hyponyms of society include civilisation, civilisation, culture, open society, tribal society.

society (noun)	civilization (noun)
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization	the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste
a formal association of people with similar interests	a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
the fashionable elite	a particular society at a particular time and place
the state of being with someone	the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

Difference between society and civilization

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