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ambi-

A word beginning that means both, or on both sides.

AM-bee prefix

What it means

The beginning of words for two at once. Ambidextrous means able to use both hands equally well; ambivalence is having mixed, opposite feelings about something at the same time, as a client may feel about a treatment. Ambulate does not belong here: it comes from a different root meaning walk.

Related terms

ambulate

To walk, or to help a client walk.

bi-

A word beginning that means two or twice.

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