See Also: tribulation(dictionary)
tribulation(dictionary)
civic(dictionary)
civic(dictionary)
civic center(encyclopedia)
civic theatre(encyclopedia)
civic centre(dictionary)
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civic center (sh) and tribulation (iou)


civic center (sh)




Grouping of municipal facilities in a limited precinct often adjacent to the central business district of a city.

The civic center is based on both the Greek acropolis and the Roman forum. The plan includes the city hall and adjoining park or plaza, headquarters for city departments, courthouses, and often a post office, public-utility offices, public Health facilities, and government offices.


tribulation (iou)



tribulation noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare press, oppress, afflict, from tribulum a board with sharp points on the underside, used in threshing, prob. from var. of stem of terere rub.]
A state of misery, great affliction, or oppression; a cause of this. ME.
A. Maupin That..depressed the matriarch more than all her Other tribulations combined.
b. A person who causes trouble. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
The state or condition of being held as a pledge. slang. M17-M18.