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   ambience

   /ˈambɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the character and atmosphere of a place: "the relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests"
   • ▪ quality or character given to a sound recording by the space in which the sound occurs.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from ambient + -ence, or from French ambiance, from ambiant ‘surrounding’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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