HyperDic: amphiboly

English > 1 sense of the word amphiboly:
NOUNcommunicationamphiboly, amphibologyan ambiguous grammatical construction
English > amphiboly: 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.
Synonymamphibology
BroaderambiguityAn expression whose meaning / meaning cannot be determined from its context
Spanishanfibología
Catalanamfibologia

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