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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-823/
- Published: 2022-05-01T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-09T21:43:29.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

milieu (noun):

: the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milieu?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Milieu comes from Old French mi (meaning “middle”) and lieu (“place”). The word refers to an environment or setting. In English, lieu also is used to mean “place” and most often occurs in the phrase “in lieu of,” as in “Cash is preferred but in lieu of cash a credit card is acceptable.” The word entered the English language in the 1800s

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