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noun, strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction
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ambition
- 1) noun, strong desire for success, achievement, or distinction
- 2) noun, something so desired; goal; aim
Etymology
C14: from Old French, from Latin ambitiō a going round (of candidates), a striving to please, from ambīre to go round; see ambit
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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passion, hope, dream, devotion, longing, zeal, goal, end, design, target, aim, wish, purpose, desire, intention, objective, intent, aspiration, Holy Grail (informal), enterprise, drive, fire, spirit, enthusiasm, warmth, strive, initiative, yearning, verve, zest, fervour, eager, gusto, hank, get-up-and-go (informal), ardour, keen, avidity, fervency
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