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单词 amphibology
释义

amphibology

[ am-fuh-bol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR amphibology ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural am·phi·bol·o·gies.

amphiboly.

Origin of amphibology

1325–75; Middle English amphibologie<Late Latin amphibologia.See amphiboly, -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM amphibology

am·phib·o·log·i·cal [am-fib-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /æmˌfɪb əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveam·phib·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby amphibology

amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous, amphicelous
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Example sentences from the Web for amphibology

  • Amphibology, am-fib-ol′o-ji, n. the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for amphibology

amphibology

amphiboly (æmˈfɪbəlɪ)

/ (ˌæmfɪˈbɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies or -lies

ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper

Derived forms of amphibology

amphibolic or amphibolous (æmˈfɪbələs), adjectiveamphibological (æmˌfɪbəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveamphibologically, adverb

Word Origin for amphibology

C14: from Late Latin amphibologia, ultimately from Greek amphibolos ambiguous; see amphibole, -logy
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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