entourage
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tʊˈrɑʒ noun
1.
a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance: The opera singer traveled with an entourage of 20 people.
2.
surroundings; environment: a house with a charming entourage of trees and flowers.
3.
Architecture. the landscaping and other nearby environmental features shown on a rendering of a building.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a group of attendants or retainers, esp such as surround an important person; retinue |
| 2. | surroundings or environment |
| [C19: from French, from entourer to surround, from entour around, from tour circuit; see | |
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Word Origin & History
entourage
1832, "surroundings, environment," picked up by De Quincey from Fr. entourage, from O.Fr. entour "that which surrounds," from en- "in" + tour "a circuit" (see tour). Sense of "attendant persons" first recorded in Eng. 1860.
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Example sentences
In advance of his arrival, a member of his entourage visited every booth to make sure that nothing might cause offence.
He had a mansion and a 20-member entourage.
His students smirk at his arriving for classes with an entourage of flunkies.
He travels without an entourage and uses the same ramshackle swivel chair and desk he's had for years.
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