amphiboly

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English - Turkish

Definition of amphiboly in English Turkish dictionary

amphibology
belirsizlik
amphibology
bir cümlenin iki anlama gelmesi
amphibology
belirsiz anlam
English - English
An ambiguous grammatical construction

The language might be fraught with word ambiguity or sentence amphiboly.

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

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

amphiboly

    Hyphenation

    am·phib·o·ly

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Old French amphibolie, from Latin amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (“ambiguity”).
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