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Word: Ambitious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio (see ambition)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
amˈbɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed
Short Definition:having or showing strong desire and determination to succeed
Examples:- a ruthlessly ambitious workaholic
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