state of nature

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state of nature

noun states of nature

  1. The way that people lived before there was any organized society.

    Opposite: civil society

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noun the way that people lived before there was any organized society

Portuguêsestado de natureza
Françaisétat de nature
DeutschNaturzustand
Italianostato di natura

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@misc{state_of_nature_2026,
  title = {state of nature},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/state%20of%20nature},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}