ambicioun

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ambicion, ambycyon

Etymology[edit]

From Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō. Compare ambicious.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /amˌbisiˈuːn/, /amˈbisjun/

Noun[edit]

ambicioun (uncountable)

Excessive ambition.
(rare) Pride, conceitedness.

Descendants[edit]

English: ambition

References[edit]

“ambiciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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