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Definition of: urbanism
(ûr′bən·iz′əm) noun
1. Life in the cities; the manner of life of urban dwellers.
2. The study of urban life, often with special attention to the physical environment.
3. The advocacy of living in a city.
—ur′ban·ist noun
—ur·ban·is·tic (ûr′bən·is′tik) adjective
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