milieu
Definitions of milieu
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the environmental conditionsynonyms: alentourstype of:environnementthe totality of surrounding conditions
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the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the gametype of:position(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
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a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figuresynonyms: centretypes:seinthe center of the Earthcentre de gravitéthe point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of massnoyauthe positively charged dense center of an atomépi de maïsthe hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corntype of:pointthe precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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(football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterbacksynonyms: centretype of:joueur de la méléeone of the players on the line of scrimmage
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the middle of a military or naval formation
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(ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey teamtype of:hockeyeuran athlete who plays hockey
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(basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball teamtype of:basketteuran athlete who plays basketball
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a particular environment or walk of lifetypes:spère politiquea sphere of intense political activitytype of:environnementthe totality of surrounding conditions
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careers in generalsynonyms: métier
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an intermediate part or sectionantonyms:commencementthe first part or section of something
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