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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmbɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am′bit)

am•bit (am′bit),USA pronunciation n.

circumference;
circuit.
boundary;
limit.
a sphere of operation or influence;
range;
scope:the ambit of such an action.

Latin ambitus a going around, equivalent. to amb- ambi- + itus a going (i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action)
Middle English 1350–1400

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ambit /ˈæmbɪt/ n

scope or extent
limits, boundary, or circumference

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go

'ambit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ambition - andante - circuit

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