am·bo ( m b  )n. pl. am·bos or am·bo·nes ( m-bn z) One of the two raised stands in early Christian churches from which parts of the service were chanted or read. [Medieval Latin, from Greek amb n, raised edge.] |
ambo1
n pl ambos, ambones [æmˈbəʊniːz]
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches
[from Medieval Latin, from Greek ambōn raised rim, pulpit]
ambo2
n pl ambos Austral informal
1. an ambulance driver
2. an ambulance
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