Ambit
Pronunciation : Am"bit
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient.]
Definition : Defn: Circuit or compass. His great parts did not live within a small ambit. Milward.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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