Meaning of MILIEU
Pronunciation: | | mi'lyu
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| Definition: | | [n] the environmental condition |
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| Synonyms: | | surroundings |
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| See Also: | | environment | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mi`lieu"\, n. [F., fr. mi middle (L. medius) + lieu
place. See {Demi-}, {Lieu}.]
Environment.
The intellectual and moral milieu created by multitudes
of self-centered, cultivated personalities. --J. A.
Symonds.
It is one of the great outstanding facts of his
progressive relation to the elements of his social
milieu. --J. M.
Baldwin.
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| Related Terms: | | agora, air, airspace, alentours, ambiance, ambience, ambient, ambit, amphitheater, area, arena, athletic field, atmosphere, auditorium, aura, background, bear garden, belt, borderlands, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances, circus, climate, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, compass, confines, context, continental shelf, corridor, country, course, department, district, division, element, entourage, environing circumstances, environment, environs, feel, feeling, field, floor, forum, gestalt, ground, gym, gymnasium, habitat, hall, heartland, hinterland, hippodrome, land, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, medium, mise-en-scene, neighborhood, note, offshore rights, open forum, outposts, outskirts, overtone, palaestra, parade ground, part, parts, perimeter, periphery, pit, place, platform, precinct, precincts, premises, prize ring, public square, purlieu, purlieus, quality, quarter, range, region, ring, salient, scene, scene of action, scenery, section, sense, setting, site, situation, soil, space, sphere, spirit, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, suburbs, surroundings, terrain, territory, theater, three-mile limit, tilting ground, tiltyard, tone, total environment, twelve-mile limit, undertone, vicinage, vicinity, walk, wrestling ring, zone |
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