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surroundings

[suh-roun-ding]

sur·round·ing

[suh-roun-ding]
noun
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.
adjective
4.
enclosing or encircling.
5.
being the environment or adjacent area.

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Surroundings is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English: inundation; see surround, -ing1, -ing2


2. See environment.

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surroundings (səˈraʊndɪŋz)
 
pl n
the conditions, scenery, etc, around a person, place, or thing; environment

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