ur·ban·ol·o·gy | \ ˌər-bə-ˈnä-lə-jē 
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\Definition of urbanology
: a study dealing with specialized problems of cities (such as planning, education, sociology, and politics)
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urbanologist \ ˌər-bə-ˈnä-lə-jist \ noun
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The first known use of urbanology was in 1961
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