AMPHIBOLOGY


Meaning of AMPHIBOLOGY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ am(p)-f ə - ' bä-l ə -j ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -gies

Etymology: Middle English amphibologie, from Late Latin amphibologia, alteration of Latin amphibolia, from Greek, from amphibolos

Date: 14th century

: a sentence or phrase (as “ nothing is good enough for you ” ) that can be interpreted in more than one way

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