MILIEUX

MILIEU

milieu, surroundings

(noun) the environmental condition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

milieux

plural of milieu

Source: Wiktionary


MILIEU

Mi`lieu", n. [F., fr. mi middle (L. medius) + lieu place. See Demi-, Lieu.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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