| NOUN | communication | amphiboly, amphibology | an ambiguous grammatical construction |
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| Meaning | An ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., 'they are flying planes' can mean / mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes. | |
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| Synonym | amphibology | |
| Broader | ambiguity | An expression whose meaning / meaning cannot be determined from its context |
| Spanish | anfibología | |
| Catalan | amfibologia | |
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