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Meaning of MILIEU

Pronunciation:  mi'lyu

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 Definition: [n]  the environmental condition
 
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 Synonyms: surroundings
 
 See Also: environment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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