"ambience" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bi.əns/ Forms: ambiences [plural]
Etymology: From ambient + -ence. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ambient|ence}} ambient + -ence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ambience (countable and uncountable, plural ambiences)
  1. Alternative spelling of ambiance Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: ambiance Derived forms: circumambience
    Sense id: en-ambience-en-noun-oN0SBp0a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ence

Inflected forms

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