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English Dictionary: civilian by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
civilian
adj
  1. associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"
    Antonym(s): military
n
  1. a nonmilitary citizen [ant: man, military man, military personnel, serviceman]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Civilian \Ci*vil"ian\, n. [From {Civil}]
      1. One skilled in the civil law.
  
                     Ancient civilians and writers upon government.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
      2. A student of the civil law at a university or college.
            --R. Graves.
  
      3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military
            or clerical.
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