transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsi-və-lə-ˈzā-shən ]
noun
Date: 1772
1.
a. : a relatively high level of cultural and technological development ; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained
b. : the culture characteristic of a particular time or place
2. : the process of becoming civilized
3.
a. : refinement of thought, manners, or taste
b. : a situation of urban comfort
• civ·i·li·za·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective