Etymology

ambitus

am·bi·tus
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Today it means: The range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants. Full definition →

Latin ambitus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromambitus“circuit, ostentation”
  2. English todayambitus

From Latin ambitus (“circuit, ostentation”). Doublet of ambit.

Words from the same roots

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