Amb-

Amb-

[L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr. , Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also L. ambo both. Cf. Amphi-, Both, By.]

A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin.

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