The Only Use of
metropolis
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Before the bus had run another fifty yards on the highway, its destination would be meaningless, and its point of departure changed from metropolis to junkyard.
p. 152.2metropolis = a large city
Definitions:
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(1)
(metropolis) city -- especially a large city that is considered important
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)