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—amphibological /am fib'euh loj"i keuhl/, adj. —amphibologically, adv./am'feuh bol"euh jee/, n., pl. amphibologies.amphiboly.[1325-75; ME amphibologie < LL amphibologia. See AMPHIBOLY, -LOGY]
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amphibology — noun /amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/ Amphiboly. In Athens men learnd [...] to resolve a sophisticall argument, and to confound the imposture and amphibologie of words, captiously enterlaced together [...] … Wiktionary
amphibology — n. vagueness in a language; phrase or sentence which can be explained in many ways; ambiguous phrase or sentence (Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
amphibology — [ˌamfɪ bɒlədʒi] noun (plural amphibologies) a phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous. Origin ME: from OFr. amphibologie, from late L. amphibologia, from L. amphibolia, from Gk amphibolos ambiguous … English new terms dictionary
amphibology — am·phi·bol·o·gy … English syllables
amphibology — am•phi•bol•o•gy [[t]ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies amphiboly • Etymology: 1325–75; ME amphibologie < LL amphibologia. See amphiboly, logy … From formal English to slang
amphibology — /æmfəˈbɒlədʒi/ (say amfuh boluhjee) noun (plural amphibologies) ambiguity of speech, especially from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words. {Late Latin amphibologia; replacing Latin amphibolia (see… …
