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ambit definition

am·bit (am′bit)

noun

  1. a circuit or circumference
  2. the limits or scope; bounds

Etymology: L ambitus, a going about, revolution < pp. of ambire: see ambient

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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