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E.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
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amphibology
Alternative clues for the word amphibology
Word definitions for amphibology in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*b[-o]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.; pl. Amphibologies (-j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context archaic English) amphiboly.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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 [syn: amphiboly ]
Usage examples of amphibology.
It had been an excellent Quære to have posed the Devil of Delphos, and must needs have forced him to some strange amphibology.