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urban (iou) and prooemium (iou)


urban (iou)



urban adjective & noun. E17.
[Latin urbanus, from urb-, urbs city: see -AN.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a city or town; occurring in or characteristic of a city or town. E17.
A. B. Giamatti The suburbs, that under-city that is neither urban nor rural. A. Walker His culture.., black urban street culture.
a. Having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town. M17.
b. Resident in a city or town. M19.
New Internationalist Housing and access to land for the urban poor.
Special collocations: urban blight: see BLIGHT noun 3b. urban district Hist. in the UK, a group of urban communities governed by an elected council. urban drift the gradual migration of a population into urban areas. urban guerrilla a terrorist operating in an urban area. urban legend, urban myth an Entertaining story or piece of information of uncertain origin that is circulated as though true. urban renewal slum clearance and redevelopment in a city or town. urban sprawl the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
b. noun. = urbanite. Now rare or obsolete. L19.
urbanism noun urban life or character; urbanization: L19.
urbanite noun a resident of a city or town L19.

prooemium (iou)



prooemium noun. LME.
[Latin from Greek prooimion PROEM.]
= PROEM.