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Meanings of more urbane in English

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Usage of more urbane in English
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Eben winced a little, but his smile only became more urbane.
The Tyranny of Weakness
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But you should cultivate procedure of a type more urbane.
The Century Vocabulary Builder
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Wayne was more urbane than he seemed on the screen.
The new yorker
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Mom preferred the more urbane town of Margate, but my father loved rustic LBI.
Love, life and linguine
5
All that we venture to do is to suggest one or two more urbane adventures.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919
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I examined my two cottages again with an eye less critical, more kindly, more urbane.
The Quest of the Simple Life
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Gein was a dumb, mumbling farmhand, while Bates is a jumpier, slightly more urbane figure.
The Guardian
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The marquis lifted his eyebrows; but he was apparently determined to be even more urbane than usual.
The American
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At night, finished with sightseeing until tomorrow, tourists want something more urbane until the next day's trek.
The Irish Times
10
The creed of Coignard is more urbane.
The Queen Pedauque
11
Now the look is decidedly more urbane.
The Guardian
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The younger, allegedly more urbane Pandeli Majko, the current Prime Minister of Albania, raises the idea (?)
After the Rain : how the West lost the East
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She made him more urbane.
Of Human Bondage
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He grew even more urbane.
The Bat
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Ruth felt somehow more urbane, though she was wearing the same Seattle-wear herself that she wore, to her shame, in LA.
Seeing stars
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To her house, she welcomed young people whom she introduced to her older, more urbane friends, long lasting friend ships began there.
The Irish Times
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