"amphiboly" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /amˈfɪbəli/ [UK] Forms: amphibolies [plural]
Etymology: From Old French amphibolie, from Latin amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|amphibolie}} Old French amphibolie, {{der|en|la|amphibolia}} Latin amphibolia, {{der|en|grc|ἀμφιβολία||ambiguity}} Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amphiboly (countable and uncountable, plural amphibolies)
  1. (grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction. Wikipedia link: amphiboly Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ambiguity, Grammar Derived forms: amphibolic, amphibology Related terms: equivocation Translations (an ambiguous grammatical construction): संदिग्धता (sandigdhatā) (Hindi), अनेकार्थकता (anekārthaktā) (Hindi), amfibolia [feminine] (Polish), amfibologia [feminine] (Polish), kabilaninsabi (Tagalog)

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