amphibolgia
amphibolgia noun: a grammatical construction that can be interpreted in two or more different ways; an ambiguous or equivocal statement arising from word order or sentence structure rather than from the meaning of individual words.
Noun
amphibolgia (countable and uncountable, plural amphibologies)
- A grammatical construction that can be interpreted in two or more different ways; an ambiguous or equivocal statement arising from word order or sentence structure rather than from the meaning of individual words.
Forms of amphibolgia
| plural | amphibologies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | amphibology |
Origin of amphibolgia
From Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”), from ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous, doubtful”) [citation:5][citation:8]. The form amphibologia appears in Late Latin.
Questions about amphibolgia
- What does amphibolgia mean?
- Amphibolgia means a grammatical construction that can be interpreted in two or more different ways; an ambiguous or equivocal statement arising from word order or sentence structure rather than from the meaning of individual words.
- What part of speech is amphibolgia?
- Amphibolgia is a noun.
- What is the plural of amphibolgia?
- The plural of amphibolgia is amphibologies.
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