ambo

[ am-boh ]

/ ˈæm boʊ /

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noun, plural am·bos.

(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.

Nearby words

amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyopic, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, ambo-, amboceptor, amboina, amboina wood, amboise

Also ambon.

Origin of ambo

1635–45; < Medieval Latin ambō(n) < Greek ámbōn edge, rim, pulpit

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Examples from the Web for ambo

Truly, Ambo, it's all wrong, my having people work for me—at your expense.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
Love, Ambo, human love, as I learned of it there at home—and I saw and heard much too much of it—frightened and sickened me.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
For there's nobody in the world like Ambo, whether for dearness or general absurdity.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
I've taken too much for granted, as I always do with you and Ambo.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd

The ambo had two ascents—one from the east, and the other from the west.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ambo (1 of 2)

ambo

/ (ˈæmbəʊ) /

noun plural ambos or ambones (æmˈbəʊniːz)

either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches

Word Origin for ambo

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Greek ambōn raised rim, pulpit

British Dictionary definitions for ambo (2 of 2)

ambo

/ (ˈæmbəʊ) /

noun plural ambos Australian informal

an ambulance driver

an ambulance

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