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.
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Also am·bon [am-bon] /ˈæm bɒn/ .
Origin of ambo
First recorded in 1635–45; from Medieval Latin ambō(n), from Greek ámbōn “edge, rim, pulpit”
Words nearby ambo
amblygonite, Amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, amboceptor, Amboina wood, Amboise, ambon, Ambonese
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British Dictionary definitions for ambo (1 of 2)
ambo1
/ (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)
ambo2
/ (ˈæmbəʊ) /
noun plural ambos Australian informal
an ambulance driver
an ambulance
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Medical definitions for ambo
ambo-
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Variant ofambi-
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