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urbane

/ɜːˈbeɪn/

Meanings
adjective
(of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.

Examples :

"1949: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p12"
character human person society attitude style

Related Words

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p noun

/piː/

Abbreviation of penny; pence.

"The candy cost only 5p, so I bought two. "

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suave noun

/swɑːv/ /sweɪv/

Sweet talk.

"His suave failed to convince the teacher to extend the deadline. "

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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eighty numeral

[ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

"There were eighty students in the class. "

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man noun

[mɛn] /mæn/

An adult male human.

"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."

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refined verb

/ɹiːfaɪnd/

To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.

"to refine gold"

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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polite verb

/pəˈlaɪt/

To polish; to refine; to render polite.

"The etiquette instructor sought to polite the students' rough manners, transforming them into sophisticated guests. "

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nineteen numeral

/naɪnˈtiːn/ /ˈnaɪnˌtin/

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

"My little sister turned nineteen yesterday. "

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courteous adjective

/ˈkɜːti.əs/ /ˈkɝti.əs/

Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

"a courteous gentleman   a courteous gesture"

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four noun

/foː/ /fo(ː)ɹ/ /fɔɹ/ /foə/

The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.

"My daughter's math homework asks her to write the number four. "