Civil and Sidereal

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Civil adjective - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life.

Usage example: a civil day begins at mean midnight

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Sidereal is an antonym for civil.

Sidereal adjective - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars.

Usage example: sidereal time

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Civil is an antonym for sidereal.

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Sidereal and Civil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/civil/sidereal

Civil & Sidereal. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/civil/sidereal>.

Sidereal or Civil. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/civil/sidereal.

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