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environment definition

en·vi·ron·ment (en vī′rən mənt, in-; often, -vī′ərn-)

noun

  1. Rare a surrounding or being surrounded
  2. something that surrounds; surroundings
    1. all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding, and affecting the development of, an organism or group of organisms
    2. all of the conditions, circumstances, etc. that surround and influence life on earth, including atmospheric conditions, food chains, and the water cycle: usually with the

Etymology: environ + -ment

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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An environment is a term that encompasses all the biotic and abiotic factors which are found naturally on earth.

Posted by Abigail 39 days ago.

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