amphibology

American

[am-fuh-bol-uh-jee] / ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi /

noun

amphiboly.

amphibology British

/ æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, æmˈfɪbəlɪ, ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ, æmˈfɪbələs /

noun

ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper

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noun

amphibologies

plural

Etymology

Origin of amphibology

1325–75; Middle English amphibologie < Late Latin amphibologia. See amphiboly, -logy

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