"ambiversion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æmbɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ʒ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæmbəˈvɚʃən/ [General-American], /-ʒən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən Etymology: From ambi- (prefix meaning ‘both’) + Latin versiōnem (from versiō (“change, turning; version”), from vertō (“to turn; to turn around”), from Proto-Indo-European *wértti (“to be turning around”), from *wert- (“to rotate, turn”)), modelled after extroversion and introversion. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{prefix|en|ambi|pos1=prefix meaning ‘both’}} ambi- (prefix meaning ‘both’) +, {{der|en|la|versiōnem}} Latin versiōnem, {{m|la|versiō||change, turning; version}} versiō (“change, turning; version”), {{m|la|vertō||to turn; to turn around}} vertō (“to turn; to turn around”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wértti||to be turning around}} Proto-Indo-European *wértti (“to be turning around”), {{m|ine-pro|*wert-||to rotate, turn}} *wert- (“to rotate, turn”), {{m|en|extroversion}} extroversion, {{m|en|introversion}} introversion Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ambiversion (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) A personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Derived forms: ambivert, ambiverted Translations (personality trait having balanced characteristics of both extroversion and introversion): ambiversion (French), ambiversão [feminine] (Portuguese)

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