ambit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ambitus (“‘going around, circuit’”), from ambiō (“‘go around’”).

[edit] Noun

ambit (plural ambits)

1. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.
   • 1913, Gilbert Parker, The Judgment House, ch. 34,

     He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe.

2. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.
3. A span of actions, thoughts, or words.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• ambit claim

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: abimt
• imbat
• timba