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amphibology
[am-fuh-bol-uh-jee]
amphibology
/ æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, æmˈfɪbəlɪ, ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ, æmˈfɪbələs /
noun
ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
Other 51Թ Forms
- amphibological adjective
- amphibologically adverb
- ˌˈDz adverb
- ˌˈDZ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphibology1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amphibology1
Example Sentences
It had been an excellent quaere to have posed the devil of Delphos, and must needs have forced him to some strange amphibology.
For many times, in their interpretation, right witty, learned, and ingenious men have been deceived through amphibologies, equivoques, and obscurity of words, no less than by the brevity of their sentences.
Abbreviated by subsequent usage to bête-'ni-pié, the appellation has amphibology;—for there are two words ni in the patois, one signifying "to have," and the other "naked."
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