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ambitus

noun
am·​bi·​tus | \ ˈambÉ™tÉ™s\
plural ambitus

Definition of ambitus

1 : the exterior edge or periphery (as of a leaf, a bivalve shell, or the test of a sea urchin)
2 : denotation sense 4
3 : the range of a melody or voice especially : the range of a plainsong melody

First Known Use of ambitus

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for ambitus

Latin

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