amphibo'logically

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amphibology or amphiboly (ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ, æmˈfɪbəlɪ)

—n , pl -gies, -lies
	ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper

[C14: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy]

amphiboly or amphiboly

—n

[C14: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy]

amphi'bolic or amphiboly

—*adj*

amphibolous or amphiboly

—*adj*

amphibological or amphiboly

—*adj*

amphibo'logically or amphiboly

—*adv*

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