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Amphiboly — Am*phib o*ly, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia, Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. [1913 Webster] If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphiboly — noun /amˈfɪbəli/ An ambiguous grammatical construction. By logical errors I mean such simple things as Equivocation, Amphiboly, and Begging the Question … Wiktionary
amphiboly — (Gk., amphibolos, not regular speech) A sentence whose grammatical structure permits different interpretations, e.g. ‘She suffered a bad taxpayer s dream’ (dream of a bad taxpayer? Bad dream of a taxpayer?). In Kant a transcendental amphiboly is… … Philosophy dictionary
amphiboly — noun (plural lies) Etymology: Late Latin amphibolia Date: circa 1588 amphibology … New Collegiate Dictionary
amphiboly — n. See ambiguity … New dictionary of synonyms
amphiboly — am·phib·o·ly … English syllables
amphiboly — am•phib•o•ly [[t]æmˈfɪb ə li[/t]] n. pl. lies pho ambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90; < … From formal English to slang
amphiboly — /æmˈfɪbəli/ (say am fibuhlee) noun (plural amphibolies) → amphibology. {Latin amphibolia ambiguity, from Greek} …
amphiboly — n. ambiguous speech; equivocation; quibble. ♦ amphibolous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
amphiboly — noun an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., they are flying planes can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes • Syn: ↑amphibology • Hypernyms: ↑ambiguity … Useful english dictionary
