HyperDic: amphibology

English > 1 sense of the word amphibology:
NOUNcommunicationamphibology, amphibolyan ambiguous grammatical construction
English > amphibology: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., 'they are flying planes' can mean / mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes.
Synonymamphiboly
BroaderambiguityAn expression whose meaning / meaning cannot be determined from its context
Spanishanfibología
Catalanamfibologia

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