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urbane Definition


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urbane
adj
    1. Refined or sophisticated in manner or style.
      Thesaurus: sophisticated, suave, debonair, mannerly, polished, cosmopolitan, civilized, refined, well-mannered, well-bred, elegant; Antonym: gauche, uncouth.
Derivative: urbanely
adverb
    Derivative: urbaneness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from French urbain or from Latin urbanus of the town; see urban.



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