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ambience
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ambience
(noun)
ambience
noun
or
ambiance
/
ˈ
æmbijəns/
ambience
noun
or
ambiance
/
ˈ
æmbijəns/
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMBIENCE
[
singular
]
formal
:
the mood or feeling of a particular place
They used soft music and candlelight to give the restaurant a romantic
ambience
. [=
atmosphere
]
the
ambience
of a tropical island
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