About The Word Ambit
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Ambit
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What's The Definition Of Ambit?
[n] an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ambit: compass | orbit | range | reach | scope Related Terms | Find terms related to Ambit: alentours | ambience | arena | bailiwick | beat | border | borderland | borderlands | circle | circuit | circumambiencies | circumjacencies | circumstances | compass | constituency | context | cycle | demesne | department | domain | dominion | entourage | environing circumstances | environment | environs | extension | extent | field | footing | full circle | gestalt | habitat | hemisphere | judicial circuit | jurisdiction | lap | loop | march | milieu | neighborhood | orb | orbit | outposts | outskirts | pale | perimeter | periphery | precinct | precincts | province | purlieus | purview | radius | reach | realm | revolution | round | round trip | rounds | scope | situation | sphere | sphere of influence | stamping ground | suburbs | surroundings | sweep | territory | total environment | tour | turf | turn | vantage | vicinage | vicinity | walk See Also | approximate range | ballpark | confines | contrast | expanse | extent | gamut | horizon | internationalism | internationality | latitude | palette | pallet | purview | spectrum | sweep | view Ambit In Webster's Dictionary \Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around.
See {Ambient}.]
Circuit or compass.
His great parts did not live within a small ambit.
--Milward.
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