ambi-

American

a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” (ambiguous ) and “around” (ambient ); used in the formation of compound words.

ambitendency.

ambi- British

combining form

indicating both

ambidextrous
ambivalence
ambiversion

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Etymology

Origin of ambi-

< Latin; akin to Greek amphí, Albanian mbë, Old Irish imb, imb-, Welsh, Old Breton am, am- (variant em- ), Gaulish amb ( i )- ( see embassy), Old High German umbi (> German um ), Old English ymb ( e )-, Sanskrit abhí-tas around. Cf. amphi-

Example Sentences

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That view was seconded by the co-founders of Italy-based AMBI, run by Monika Bacardi, of the Bacardi rum family, and filmmaker Andrea Iervolino.

From Reuters • May 20, 2015

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