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Noun: amphibology  ,am-fu'bó-lu-jee
  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
    - amphiboly

Derived forms: amphibologies

Type of: ambiguity

Encyclopedia: Amphibology

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amphibious assault
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