en|vi|ron|ment

en|vi|ron|ment
en|vi|ron|ment «ehn VY ruhn muhnt», noun.
1. all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things: »

A child's character is greatly influenced by his home environment. Differences in environment often account for differences in plants of the same kind found in different places.

2. Figurative. surroundings: »

Abraham Lincoln grew up in an environment of poverty.

3. the condition of the air, water, soil, plants, and animals; natural surroundings: »

a rabies-free environment.

4. the act or fact of surrounding: »

The environment of his troops by enemy ambushers forced his surrender.

5. a work of environmental art.

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