ambi-

ambi-

(word root) both

Examples of words with the root ambi-: ambidextrous, ambivalence

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ambi-

pref.

Both: ambiversion.

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[Latin, around; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

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ambi-

combining form

indicating both: ambidextrous; ambivalence; ambiversion.

[from Latin: round, on both sides, both, from ambo both; compare amphi-]

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ambi-

a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous; ambivalence) and “around” (ambient).

[< Latin, akin to Greek amphí, Old High German umbi, Old English ymb(e)-, Skt abhítas around]

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