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urbanology

American

[ur-buh-nol-uh-jee] / ˌɜr bəˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of urban problems, especially as a social science.

Other Word Forms

urbanologist

noun

Etymology

Origin of urbanology

First recorded in 1960–65; urban + -o- + -logy

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