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atmosphere
What does atmosphere mean?
atmosphere (noun): a particular environment or surrounding influence.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use atmosphere in a sentence?
- There was an atmosphere of excitement. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce atmosphere?
/ˈætməsˌfɪɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does atmosphere come from?
Borrowed from French atmosphère, from New Latin atmosphaera.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “atmosphere” mean?
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
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the state or characteristic of being just or fair
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
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a series of events leading to a result or product
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