umwelt

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Noun

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umwelt (plural umwelts or umwelten)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Umwelt
    • 2006, Chris Arthur, “Empty Room”, in Southwest Review, volume 91, number 3, pages 295–312, 18p:
      ... a fragment snipped from the perplexing umwelt of Homo sapiens, our innumerable temporary enclosures.
    • 2008 June 19, Claudia La Rocco, “An Ordinary-Looking Bunch, Reflecting the Random Activities of Others”, in New York Times[1]:
      We keep going, locked into our little umwelts, only occasionally remembering to look up.