amphibology
amphibology · amphibologies
AmphibolyAmphiboly.
/amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, countable, rhetoric, uncountable)Amphiboly.
More definitions
- an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., ‘they are flying planes’ can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
Origin
From French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient GFrom French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”).
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Forms
plural: amphibologiesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., ‘they are flying planes’ can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes:amphiboly
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedamphibological
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable