How to pronounce environment
American English pronunciation
en-VY-run-ment
- IPA
- /ɛnˈvaɪɹənmənt/
- Syllables
- en · VY · run · ment (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What environment means
The natural world of land, water, air and living things
In a sentence: Picking up litter at the park helps keep our environment clean.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from environ, a word meaning "around." Your environment is everything around you.
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