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urbicide|ˈɜːbɪsaɪd|
[f. L. urbis, urbs a city + -cide 2.]
The destruction of a city or its character.
1966Harper's Mag. May 94/1 This fearful instrument of urbicide will be not only the tallest, but unquestionably one of the ugliest buildings in the world. 1972N.Y. Times 15 Oct. iv. 14 It does no good to speculate at what point real estate becomes art, or history, or a talisman of place. When it does, it enters the public domain. To destroy it is an act of urbicide. |