amphibology
[ am-fuh-bol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi /
noun, plural am·phi·bol·o·gies.
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Origin of amphibology
OTHER WORDS FROM amphibology
am·phib·o·log·i·cal [am-fib-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /æmˌfɪb əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveam·phib·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby amphibology
amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous
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Example sentences from the Web for amphibology
Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.
British Dictionary definitions for amphibology
amphibology
amphiboly (æmˈfɪbəlɪ)
/ (ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies or -lies
ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
Derived forms of amphibology
amphibolic or amphibolous (æmˈfɪbələs), adjectiveamphibological (æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveamphibologically, adverbWord Origin for amphibology
C14: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy
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