| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mi·lieu |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m l-y  , m -lyœ |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux (-lyœ)
An environment or a setting. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, center : mi, middle (from Latin medius; see medhyo- in Appendix I) + lieu, place (from Latin locus).
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