amphibology

English - Turkish

Definition of amphibology in English Turkish dictionary

belirsizlik

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belirsiz anlam

English - English

Definition of amphibology in English English dictionary

Amphiboly

In Athens men learn'd to resolve a sophisticall argument, and to confound the imposture and amphibologie of words, captiously enterlaced together .

{n} a double speech, an ambiguity

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e g , `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning

`they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term

an ambiguous grammatical construction; e

{i} vagueness in a language; phrase or sentence which can be explained in many ways; ambiguous phrase or sentence (Grammar)

Hyphenation

am·phi·bo·lo·gy

Etymology

() From French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (“ambiguity”).