Environment
Pronunciation : En*vi"ron*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. environnement.]
Definition : 1. Act of environing; state of being environed.
2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development. It is no friendly environment, this of thine. Carlyle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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