GRE Word List

MILIEU

the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment

The meaning of the word milieu is the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment.

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WordMeaning
marrowbone marrow
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
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