AMPHIBOLOGY


Meaning of AMPHIBOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌam(p)-fə-ˈbä-lə-jē ]

noun

( 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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