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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The range of a melody, especially those of ecclesiastical chants.
2. 2
   The exterior edge or border of a thing, such as a leaf or shell.
3. 3
   A canvassing for votes. Roman, historical

Etymology

From Latin ambitus (“circuit, ostentation”). Doublet of ambit.

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