environs
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]environs
- plural of environ: the environment, the surroundings.
Usage notes
[edit]The singular form environ is now regarded as archaic; environment tends to be used in its place.
Verb
[edit]environs
- third-person singular simple present indicative of environ
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]environs m pl (plural only)
- neighborhood (close proximity, particularly in reference to home)
Further reading
[edit]- “environs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.