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environmentalism

en·vi·ron·men·tal·ism [ in vrən mént'l ìzzəm, in v ərn mént'l ìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. concern for the environment: the movement, especially in politics and consumer affairs, that works toward protecting the natural world from harmful human activities

2. theory of environmental influence: a theory stating that somebody's environment is more influential than heredity in determining his or her development

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