ecumenopolis
Speech parts
1. ecumenopolis - Noun
2. Ecumenopolis - Proper noun
Meaning
ecumenopolis (plural ecumenopolises or ecumenopoleis or ecumenopoli)
(chiefly science fiction) A city spanning an entire planet or large moon.
Ecumenopolis
The global conurbation predicted and advocated by Constantinos Doxiadis.
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Examples
Conclusion: Because humanity has entered a new era of science and industry, Ecumenopolis is as inevitable as the village after the agricultural revolution.
Ecumenopolis is under way, but we lack the overall concept and the courage to guide Ecumenopolis rather than just letting it happen by chance and necessity.