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milieu [ˈmiːljɜː (French) miljø] n pl -lieux [-ljɜː -ljɜːz (French) -ljø], -lieus
surroundings, location, or setting [from French, from mi- mid1 + lieu place] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
milieu noun surroundings, setting, scene, environment, element, background, location, sphere, locale, mise en scène (French) They stayed within their own social milieu. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The mysterious green light was in itself a milieu of horror. I had the more frequent recourse to champagne in that I constantly felt depressed and bored, owing to the fact that I was living in the most bourgeois commercial milieu imaginable--a milieu wherein every sou was counted and grudged. I don't know that the arts have a milieu here, any of them; they're more like a very thinly settled outskirt. |
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