ambilogyn.

Brit.

/amˈbɪlədʒi/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambi- prefix, -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < ambi- prefix + -logy comb. form. Compare earlier amphilogy n. and later ambiloquy n.Blount (compare quot. 1656) derives ambilogy (and ambiloge , in the same sense) from a Latin form *ambilogium , but this is apparently not attested. In quot. 1973 rendering Arabic tawjīh in its specific sense ‘(in language and literature) ambiguity, double entendre’ ( < wajjaha ‘to send, to direct, to turn, to deflect’, ambiguity being taken as an instance of ‘deflection’ from the normal unequivocal usage of words).

Now rare.

Uncertain or doubtful meaning in a person's speech or writing; ambiguity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun]

ambiguitya1325

doublenessa1513

ambiguousness1542

double meaning1551

indifferency1596

equivocacy1646

equivocalness1647

ambilogy1656

greyness1663

mealy-mouthedness1697

amphilogy1731

equivocality1735

grey1822

double-edgedness1901

ambivalence1912

ambivalency1912

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ambilogy, a doubtful speech.

1756 J. Dove Ess. on Inspiration Pref. p. ix When their ambilogy is detected, indeed there is little more to be done.

1835 Times 9 Oct. 3/2 Lord Durham addressed his Highness in a speech of some length, and took upon himself..to express his thoughts in a language which did not admit of ambilogy.

1973 J. T. Monroe tr. Ṣ. Ḥillī in Viator 4 97 No tauriyya (punning), and no taujīh (ambilogy).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambilogy
释义	ambilogyn. Brit. /amˈbɪlədʒi/, U.S. /æmˈbɪlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ambi- prefix, -logy comb. form. Etymology: < ambi- prefix + -logy comb. form. Compare earlier amphilogy n. and later ambiloquy n.Blount (compare quot. 1656) derives ambilogy (and ambiloge , in the same sense) from a Latin form ambilogium , but this is apparently not attested. In quot. 1973 rendering Arabic tawjīh* in its specific sense ‘(in language and literature) ambiguity, double entendre’ ( < wajjaha ‘to send, to direct, to turn, to deflect’, ambiguity being taken as an instance of ‘deflection’ from the normal unequivocal usage of words). Now rare. Uncertain or doubtful meaning in a person's speech or writing; ambiguity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] ambiguitya1325 doublenessa1513 ambiguousness1542 double meaning1551 indifferency1596 equivocacy1646 equivocalness1647 ambilogy1656 greyness1663 mealy-mouthedness1697 amphilogy1731 equivocality1735 grey1822 double-edgedness1901 ambivalence1912 ambivalency1912 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ambilogy, a doubtful speech. 1756 J. Dove Ess. on Inspiration Pref. p. ix When their ambilogy is detected, indeed there is little more to be done. 1835 Times 9 Oct. 3/2 Lord Durham addressed his Highness in a speech of some length, and took upon himself..to express his thoughts in a language which did not admit of ambilogy. 1973 J. T. Monroe tr. Ṣ. Ḥillī in Viator 4 97 No tauriyya (punning), and no taujīh (ambilogy). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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