ambo
[ am-boh ]
/ ˈæm boʊ /
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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Origin of ambo
1635–45; < Medieval Latin ambō(n) < Greek ámbōn edge, rim, pulpit
Words nearby ambo
amblygonite, amblyomma, amblyopia, amblyoscope, amblypod, ambo, ambo-, amboceptor, amboina, amboina wood, amboise
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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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