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amphibology
[ am-fuh-bol-uh-jee ]
amphibology
/ æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; æmˈfɪbəlɪ; æmˈfɪbələs; ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
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Derived Forms
- ˌamphiˈbolic, adjective
- amphibological, adjective
- amˌphiboˈlogically, adverb
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Other Words From
- am·phib·o·log·i·cal [am-fib-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- am·phibo·logi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amphibology1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amphibology1
C14: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole , -logy
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Example Sentences
Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.
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