AMPHIGORY


Meaning of AMPHIGORY in English

— amphigoric /am'feuh gawr"ik, -gor"-/ , adj.

/am"fi gawr'ee, -gohr'ee/ , n. , pl. amphigories .

a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, esp. one intended as a parody.

Also, amphigouri .

[ 1800-10; amphigouri, equiv. to amphi- AMPHI- + gouri; perh. modeled on F equiv. of PHANTASMAGORIA ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .