environ'mental

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environment (ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  external conditions or surroundings, esp those in which people live or work
2.  ecology the external surroundings in which a plant or animal lives, which tend to influence its development and behaviour
3.  the state of being environed; encirclement
4.  computing an operating system, program, or integrated suite of programs that provides all the facilities necessary for a particular application: a word-processing environment
 
environ'mental
 
adj
 
environ'mentally
 
adv

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