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1. (n.) amphiboly
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.
Etymology: (1580–90; < L amphibolia < Gk, =amphíbol(os) ambiguous, n. der. of amphibállein to throw round, be in dispute +-ia -y3)
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1. (noun) amphibology, amphiboly
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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1. (noun) amphiboly
ambiguous discourse; amphibology
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