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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ambi-, prefix. - ambi- comes from Latin, where it has the meanings "both'' and "around.'' These meanings are found in such words as: ambiance, ambiguous, ambivalence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ambi-, - a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning "both'' (ambiguous) and "around'' (ambient);
used in the formation of compound words:ambitendency.
- Latin; akin to Greek amphí, Albanian mbë, Old Irish imb, imb-, Welsh, OBreton am, am- (variant em-), Gaulish amb(i)- (see embassy), Old High German umbi ( German um), Old English ymb(e)-, Sanskrit abhí-tas around. Cf. amphi-
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ambi- combining form - indicating both: ambidextrous, ambivalence, ambiversion
Etymology: from Latin: round, on both sides, both, from ambo both; compare amphi- |