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Word: Environ
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (formerly also as inviron): from Old French environer, from environ ‘surroundings’, from en ‘in’ + viron ‘circuit’ (from virer ‘to turn, veer’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈvʌɪrən
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛnˈvʌɪrən
Dialects: British English
Definition:
surround; enclose
Short Definition:surround
Examples:- the stone circle was environed by an expanse of peat soil
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