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Milieu

Milieu Meaning & Definition
Milieu Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Milieu?

[n] the environmental condition

Synonyms | Synonyms for Milieu: surroundings

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See Also | environment

Milieu In Webster's Dictionary

\Mi`lieu"\, n. [F., fr. mi middle (L. medius) + lieu place. See {Demi-}, {Lieu}.] Environment. The intellectual and moral milieu created by multitudes of self-centered, cultivated personalities. --J. A. Symonds. It is one of the great outstanding facts of his progressive relation to the elements of his social milieu. --J. M. Baldwin.

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