ambicioun

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amˌbisiˈuːn/, /amˈbisjun/

Noun

ambicioun (uncountable)

  1. Excessive ambition.
  2. (rare) Pride, conceitedness.

Descendants

  • English: ambition

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