Amphiboly

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Am`phib´o`ly

Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none.

- Whitlock.

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amphiboly - 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

ambiguity - an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

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