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==Origins==
French milieu (12th cent. in Old French as miliu in sense ‘the middle’; 1639 in Descartes of a [[physical]] [[environment]], 1809 in zoological use, 1842 in sense ‘social environment’
==Definitions==
*1. An [[environment]]; surroundings, esp. social surroundings. Cf. MEDIUM n. 5b.
*2. A [[group]] of people with a [[shared]] (cultural) outlook; a social class or set.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origins==
French milieu (12th cent. in Old French as miliu in sense ‘the middle’; 1639 in Descartes of a [[physical]] [[environment]], 1809 in zoological use, 1842 in sense ‘social environment’
==Definitions==
*1. An [[environment]]; surroundings, esp. social surroundings. Cf. MEDIUM n. 5b.
*2. A [[group]] of people with a [[shared]] (cultural) outlook; a social class or set.
[[Category: General Reference]]