[suh-roun-ding] 
| 1. | something that surrounds. |
| 2. | surroundings, environing things, circumstances, conditions, etc.; environment: He was too sick to be aware of his surroundings. |
| 3. | the act of encircling or enclosing. |
| 4. | enclosing or encircling. |
| 5. | being the environment or adjacent area. |
| sur·round·ings (sə-roun'dĭngz) pl.n. The external circumstances, conditions, and objects that affect existence and development; the environment. |
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