amphiboly

[ am-fib-uh-lee ]

/ æmˈfɪb ə li /

noun, plural am·phib·o·lies.

ambiguity of speech, especially 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.

Origin of amphiboly

1580–90; < Latin amphibolia < Greek. See amphibolous, -y³

Words nearby amphiboly

amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous, amphicentric, amphichroic

Example sentences from the Web for amphiboly

Passages which expound it in this later form occur in the Note on Amphiboly and throughout the Dialectic.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
From the first reference in the Note on Amphiboly no definite conclusions can be drawn.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
This, it may be noted, is in keeping with the passages above quoted from the section on Amphiboly.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith
The Note on Amphiboly was too unsatisfactory as a whole to encourage Kant to improve upon it in detail.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith

The phrase transcendental object occurs once in the second Analogy and twice in the Note on Amphiboly.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith

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amphiboly

noun, plural am·phib·o·lies.

Origin of amphiboly

Words nearby amphiboly

Example sentences from the Web for amphiboly