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Examples of environ in a Sentence
a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs
Word History
Etymology
Middle English envirounen, from Anglo-French enviruner, from envirun around, from en in (from Latin in) + virun circle, from virer to turn — more at veer entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of environ was
in the 14th century
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“Environ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environ. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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environ
verb
en·vi·ron
in-ˈvī-rən 
-ˈvī(-ə)rn
-ˈvī(-ə)rn
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