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ambience

am·bience

UK/ˈæm.bi.əns/ US/ɑ-/ 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

From ambient + -ence.

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