The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development

• world

  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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• surroundings

  1. The external objects, conditions, and circumstances that affect existence and development; the environment.

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  1. The external objects, conditions, and circumstances that affect existence and development; the environment.

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• mise en scène

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• milieu

  1. An environment or a setting.

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  1. An environment or a setting.

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• medium

  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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  1. Something, such as an intermediate course of action, that occupies a position or represents a condition midway between extremes.
  2. An intervening substance through which something else is transmitted or carried on.
  3. An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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• environment

  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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  1. The totality of the natural world, often excluding humans:
  2. A subset of the natural world; an ecosystem:
  3. The combination of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, behavior, and survival of organisms:

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• atmosphere

  1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
  2. The air or climate in a specific place.
  3. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 10⁵ pascals).

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  1. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one surrounding the earth, and retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
  2. The air or climate in a specific place.
  3. A unit of pressure equal to the air pressure at sea level. It equals the amount of pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 millimeters high at 0 degrees Celsius under standard gravity, or 14.7 pounds per square inch (1.01325 × 10⁵ pascals).

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• ambiance

  1. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment:

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  1. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment:

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A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude

• tone

  1. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
  2. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
  3. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

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  1. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
  2. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
  3. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.

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• temper

  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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  1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate:
  2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by blending, admixing, or kneading:
  3. To harden or strengthen (metal or glass) by application of heat or by heating and cooling.

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• spirit

  1. A force or principle believed to animate living beings.
  2. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
  3. The Holy Spirit.

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  1. A force or principle believed to animate living beings.
  2. A force or principle believed to animate humans and often to endure after departing from the body of a person at death; the soul.
  3. The Holy Spirit.

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• mood

  1. A particular state of mind or emotion:
  2. A pervading impression of an observer:
  3. An instance or spell of sulking or angry behavior:

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  1. A particular state of mind or emotion:
  2. A pervading impression of an observer:
  3. An instance or spell of sulking or angry behavior:

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