单词 | ambi- |
释义 | ambi-a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous) and “around” (ambient); used in the formation of compound words: ambitendency. Origin of ambi-<Latin; akin to Greek amphí,Albanian mbë,Old Irish imb, imb-,Welsh, Old Breton 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- Words nearby ambi-ambergris, amberina, Amber Islands, amberjack, amberoid, ambi-, ambiance, ambidentate, ambidexter, ambidexterity, ambidextrous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ambi-ambi- combining formindicating bothambidextrous; ambivalence; ambiversion Word Origin for ambi-from Latin: round, on both sides, both, from ambo both; compare amphi- Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for ambi-ambi- pref.Both:ambilateral. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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