Usually means: Polite acts or expressions; courtesies.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word civilities:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. civilities: Merriam-Webster
  2. civilities: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. civilities: Collins English Dictionary
  4. civilities: Vocabulary.com
  5. Civilities, civilities: Wordnik
  6. civilities: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. civilities: Wiktionary
  8. Civilities, civilities: Dictionary.com
  9. Civilities: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. Civilities: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. civilities: FreeDictionary.org
  12. civilities: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. civilities: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. civilities: Legal dictionary

(Note: See civility as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (civility)

noun:  Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
noun:  (chiefly in the plural) An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy.
noun:  (now archaic) The state or fact of being civilized; civilization.
noun:  (obsolete) A civil office; a civil capacity.
▸ Also see civility


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