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Definition of: urbanity
(ûr·ban′ə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. The character or quality of being urbane; refined or elegant courtesy; strictly, the city quality, from the assumption that life in the city results in superior refinement.
2. Obs. Polished humor or wit. [<L urbanitas, -tatis <urbs, urbis a city]
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