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plural noun
1.
the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.
2.
surrounding objects; surroundings; environment.
3.
an area or space close by; vicinity.
Origin:
1655–65; < French (plural); replacing Middle English environ < Old French, noun use of environ around; see environ
1655–65; < French (plural); replacing Middle English environ < Old French, noun use of environ around; see environ
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Environs
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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verb (used with object)
to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop: a house environed by pleasant grounds; to be environed by bad influences.
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Word Origin & History
environs
1660s, from Fr. environs, pl. of O.Fr. environ "compass, circuit," from environ (adv.) "around," from en- "in" + viron "circle, circuit," from virer "to turn." Related: Environed.
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