amphibology
[ am-fuh-bol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi /
noun, plural am·phi·bol·o·gies.
Origin of amphibology
OTHER WORDS FROM amphibology
am·phib·o·log·i·cal [am-fib-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /æmˌfɪb əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective am·phib·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby amphibology
amphiblastula,
amphibole,
amphibolic,
amphibolic fistula,
amphibolite,
amphibology,
amphibolous,
amphiboly,
amphibrach,
amphicarpous,
amphicelous
Example sentences from the Web for amphibology
Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.
British Dictionary definitions for amphibology
amphibology
amphiboly (æmˈfɪbəlɪ)
/ (ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies or -lies
ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
Derived forms of amphibology
amphibolic or amphibolous (æmˈfɪbələs), adjective amphibological (æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective amphibologically, adverbWord Origin for amphibology
C14: from Late Latin
amphibologia, ultimately from Greek
amphibolos ambiguous; see
amphibole,
-logy