If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none. --Whitlock. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
amphiboly — noun /amˈfɪbəli/ An ambiguous grammatical construction. By logical errors I mean such simple things as Equivocation, Amphiboly, and Begging the Question … Wiktionary
amphiboly — (Gk., amphibolos, not regular speech) A sentence whose grammatical structure permits different interpretations, e.g. ‘She suffered a bad taxpayer s dream’ (dream of a bad taxpayer? Bad dream of a taxpayer?). In Kant a transcendental amphiboly is… … Philosophy dictionary
amphiboly — noun (plural lies) Etymology: Late Latin amphibolia Date: circa 1588 amphibology … New Collegiate Dictionary
amphiboly — /am fib euh lee/, n., pl. amphibolies. ambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose. Also called amphibology. [1580 90; < L… … Universalium
amphiboly — n. See ambiguity … New dictionary of synonyms
amphiboly — am·phib·o·ly … English syllables
amphiboly — am•phib•o•ly [[t]æmˈfɪb ə li[/t]] n. pl. lies pho ambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90; < … From formal English to slang
amphiboly — /æmˈfɪbəli/ (say am fibuhlee) noun (plural amphibolies) → amphibology. {Latin amphibolia ambiguity, from Greek} …
amphiboly — n. ambiguous speech; equivocation; quibble. ♦ amphibolous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
amphiboly — 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 • Syn: ↑amphibology • Hypernyms: ↑ambiguity … Useful english dictionary
