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poleocole
(verb), poleocoles; poleocoled; poleocoling: city, urban
Living in urban or city places.
1. Descriptive of or relating to a town or a city: Many people have decided to move from their rural villages to larger
urban areas where there are more cultural events, concerts, etc. that are available for them to enjoy.
2. Etymology: from Latin
urbanus, from
urbs, "city."
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urban, urbane
Of or relating to cities and the people who live in them: As an architect, Mary was involved in the development of the urban housing projects in her community.
1. Polite and confident; courteous and refined, as opposed to crude or coarse: A diplomat must be urbane in order to do his job successfully.
2. Fashionable and somewhat formal: During their vacation, William and Joyce really enjoyed the urbane sophistication of the people they met.
The actor was very urbane in his mannerisms which reflected his upbringing as he had always lived in urban centers.
Urbane is the ability to put your foot forward without stepping on someone else's toes.
—Evan Esar
Word Entries containing the term:
“urban”
urban speleology
Also known as
urban exploration,
urbex, or
UE; it is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of human civilization.
Urban exploration is also commonly referred to as infiltration, although some people consider infiltration to be more closely associated with the exploration of active or inhabited sites.
In the U.S.A., it may also be referred to as "draining" (when exploring drains) "urban spelunking", and "urban caving."
This entry is located in the following units:
-ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist
(page 77)
speleo-, spele-, spelaeo-, spelae-, spel-, -spelean, -spelaean
(page 2)
urban- urb-, -urban, -urbia
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urban spelunker
Also known as
urban exploration (
urbex or
UE), is the examination of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of human civilization.
Urban spelunking is also commonly referred to as "infiltration", although some people consider infiltration to be more closely associated with the exploration of active or inhabited sites.
In the U.S.A., it may also be referred to as "draining" (when exploring drains) "urban exploration", and "urban caving."
