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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ambo \Am"bo\, noun; pl. {Ambos}. [LL. ambo, Gr. ?, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.] A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. --Gwilt. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
ambo
noun: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it [syn: {dais}, {podium}, {pulpit}, {rostrum}, {stump}, {soapbox}]
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