AMPHIBOLOGY

amphibology, amphiboly

(noun) an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., ‘they are flying planes’ can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

amphibology (countable and uncountable, plural amphibologies)

(archaic) Amphiboly.

Source: Wiktionary

Am`phi*bol"o*gy, n.; pl. Amphibologies. Etym: [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. logia as if fr. Gr. amphibologie. See Amphiboly.]

Definition: A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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