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amphibology

[ am-fuh-bol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi /
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noun, plural am·phi·bol·o·gies.

amphiboly.

RELATED WORDS

prevarication, euphemism, shuffle, duplicity, delusion, distortion, casuistry, hedge, lie, coloring, deception, evasion, fib, ambiguity, speciousness, song, doubtfulness, deceit, line, misrepresentation

Nearby words

amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous

Origin of amphibology

1325–75; Middle English amphibologie < Late Latin amphibologia. See amphiboly, -logy
Related formsam·phib·o·log·i·cal [am-fib-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /æmˌfɪb əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveam·phib·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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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 Formsamphibolic or amphibolous (æmˈfɪbələs), adjectiveamphibological (æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveamphibologically, adverb

Word Origin for amphibology

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