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amphibology

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*b[-o]l"[-o]*j[y^]),
   n.; pl. {Amphibologies} (-j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for
   amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if
   fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F.
   amphibologie. See {Amphiboly}.]
   A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two
   interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs
   from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a
   single term.

Source : WordNet®

amphibology
     n : an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are
         flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying
         planes or that something is flying planes [syn: {amphiboly}]
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