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environment

The correct spelling is environment.

How to pronounce environment

/-mɪnt/
noun

IPA: /-mɪnt/

Say it like: Env-iro-nme-nt

The correct spelling is environment. The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest. For example: "That program uses the Microsoft Windows environment."

Usage Examples

That program uses the Microsoft Windows environment.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.
  2. 2.The natural world or ecosystem.
  3. 3.All the elements that affect a system or its inputs and outputs.
  4. 4.A particular political or social setting, arena or condition.
  5. 5.The software and/or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

Spelling pattern and memory trick

Pattern

Dropped middle letter

Why it happens

The N after the M is easy to miss in environment.

Memory trick: Keep the environment together: environ + ment.

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