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ambulatory

/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
am-bu-la-to-ry
IPA
/ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.

adj

Able to walk about and not bedridden.

adj

Performed on or involving an outpatient.

adj

Relating to ambulances.

adj

Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.

adj

Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.

noun

The semicircular walkway behind the altar and apse in many cathedrals.

noun

Any part of a building intended for walking in; a corridor.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin ambulatorius. By surface analysis, ambulate + -ory, or, by surface analysis, ambulator + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ambulatorius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/
  • British English: /ˌæm.bjəˈleɪ.tɹi/

Inflected Forms

more ambulatory (comparative) most ambulatory (superlative) ambulatories (plural)

Derived Forms

ambulatorily nonambulatory

Phrases

ambulatory care out of bed

Frequently Paired Words

ambulate ambulation ambulator perambulation perambulator perambulatory out of bed

Synonyms

astir up and about mobile ambulatory animate kinetic motile motive movable vagile

Questions

How do you pronounce ambulatory?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈam.bjə.ləˌtoɹ.i/.
What does ambulatory mean?
Of, relating to, or adapted to walking.
Where does ambulatory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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