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− | ==Pronunciation== | + | ==Origin== |
− | en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-
| + | 1595–1605 |
− | ==Noun== | + | ==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> |
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| ==Synonyms== | | ==Synonyms== |