Penturban

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or located in penturbia.

    "Lessinger Waxed ecotopian about his penturban world: "the genius of the Caring Conserver thrives in the intimacy of small, rural areas where people call each other by their first names, within jogging distance of forests, mountains, and rivers ... and where creative, artistic, do-it-yourself projects of all kinds ... win prestige from the community.""

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"Lessinger Waxed ecotopian about his penturban world: "the genius of the Caring Conserver thrives in the intimacy of small, rural areas where people call each other by their first names, within jogging distance of forests, mountains, and rivers ... and where creative, artistic, do-it-yourself projects of all kinds ... win prestige from the community.""

Etymology

From penturbia + -an.

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