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environment - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'environment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Environment [ n.]
- Act of environing; state of being environed.
- That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions, influences, or forces, by which living forms are influenced and modified in their growth and development.

Meaning of 'environment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . environment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the totality of surrounding conditions
Example in sentence:
  • he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room
Meaning (2):
- the area in which something exists or lives
Example in sentence:
  • the country--the flat agricultural surround