Amphibology

[,æmfi'bɒlәdʒi]

Definition

(noun.) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes.

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Definition

(n.) A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Doubtfulness, uncertainty or equivocalness (as respects the meaning of a sentence), AMBIGUITY, indefiniteness.

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Definition

n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses. A good example is Shakespeare's 'The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose' (2 Henry VI. I. iv. 33)—also Amphib′oly.—adjs. Amphib′olous Amphibol′ic.

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