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Noun: amphiboly  am'fi-bu-lee
  1. An ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., 'they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
    - amphibology

Derived forms: amphibolies

Type of: ambiguity

Encyclopedia: Amphiboly

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amphibious demonstration
amphibious landing
amphibious operation
amphibious vehicle
amphibiously
amphibole
amphibole group
Amphibolips
amphibolite
amphibology
amphiboly
amphibrach
Amphicarpa
Amphicarpa bracteata
Amphicarpaea
Amphicarpaea bracteata
amphichiral
amphictyony
amphidiploid
amphidiploidy
amphigory