Definition of "civility" []

• Courteous behavior; politeness. (noun)
• A courteous act or utterance. (noun)

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• "Papa addressed him at the school tea-drinking, with _constrained_ civility, but still with _civility_."
• "Therefore, it is imperative that we also include the word civility in our national discourse."
• "The term civility refers to behaviour between persons and groups that conforms to a social mode that is, in accordance with the civil society, as itself being a foundational principle of society and law."