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am·bi·ent (am′bē ənt)

adjective

surrounding; on all sides

Etymology: L ambiens, prp. of ambire, to go around < ambi-, around + ire, to go: see exit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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