Thesaurus: amphiboly

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1. n. Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
2. n. an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., ‘they are flying planes’ can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
3. 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.
4. Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create anamphiboly, a double meaning where there is none. Whitlock.
5. n an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes