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ambiance

am·biance

UK/ˈɒm.bi.ɒns/ US/ˈæm.bi.əns/ uncommon

noun

1.

a particular environment or surrounding influence

  • “there was an atmosphere of excitement”
2.

the atmosphere of an environment

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French ambiance.

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