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   ambit

   /ˈambɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the scope, extent, or bounds of something: "a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond the ambit of one book"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, environs’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit’, from ambire ‘go round’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • A

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   • M

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   • B

     3

   • I

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   • T

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