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==Pronunciation==
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==Origin==  
en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-
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1595–1605
==Noun==
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==Definitions==
 
*1. the aggregate of surrounding [[things]], conditions, or influences; surroundings; [[milieu]].
 
*1. the aggregate of surrounding [[things]], conditions, or influences; surroundings; [[milieu]].
 
*2. [[Ecology]]. the air, water, minerals, [[organism]]s, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any [[time]].
 
*2. [[Ecology]]. the air, water, minerals, [[organism]]s, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any [[time]].
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*4. Computers. the hardware or software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a computer [[system]]: In a time-sharing environment, transactions are processed as they occur.
 
*4. Computers. the hardware or software configuration, or the mode of operation, of a computer [[system]]: In a time-sharing environment, transactions are processed as they occur.
 
*5. an indoor or outdoor setting that is characterized by the [[presence]] of environmental art that is itself designed to be site-specific.
 
*5. an indoor or outdoor setting that is characterized by the [[presence]] of environmental art that is itself designed to be site-specific.
<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Ecology]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ecology/TeaM '''''this link'''''].</center>
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==Origin==
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1595–1605; environ + -ment
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==Related forms==
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en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal, adjective
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en⋅vi⋅ron⋅men⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Ecology]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Ecology/TeaM '''''this link'''''].</center>
    
==Synonyms==
 
==Synonyms==

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