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16 letters · 23 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth
noun the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction
originEtymology tree Middle French environnementbor. English environment Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English environmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)…
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