Milieu

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A French word meaning a person's social environment or surroundings, widely adopted into English. Contestant Amanda Abrams is eliminated from the spelling bee after misspelling this word with a double L.

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Appearance

Mentioned once in War of the Words.

War of the Words

Season 9 · Episode 18 · S09E18

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“Amanda, your word is 'milieu'.”
— Dr. Gaston

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