About The Word Amphiboly
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Amphiboly
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What's The Definition Of Amphiboly?
[n] an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Amphiboly: amphibology Related Terms | Find terms related to Amphiboly: See Also | ambiguity Amphiboly In Webster's Dictionary \Am*phib"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia,
Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.]
Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will
create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is
none. --Whitlock.
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