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- [am-bey-jeez]
- /æmˈbeɪ dʒiz/
- /æm.ˈbeɪ.dʒiːz/
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- [am-bey-jeez]
- /æmˈbeɪ dʒiz/
Definitions of ambages word
- noun ambages winding, roundabout paths or ways. 1
- noun ambages Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution. 1
- noun ambages Indirect or roundabout routes or directions. 0
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Origin of ambages
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin ambāgēs (plural) circuits, equivalent to amb(i)- ambi- + -āg- (combining form of agere to move) + -ēs plural ending; cf. indagate
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Parts of speech for Ambages
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ambages popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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