First Known Use: 14th century
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amphibology
noun am·phi·bol·o·gy \ˌam(p)-fə-ˈbä-lə-jē\
plural am·phi·bol·o·gies
Definition of AMPHIBOLOGY
: a sentence or phrase (as “nothing is good enough for you”) that can be interpreted in more than one way
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Origin of AMPHIBOLOGY
Middle English amphibologie, from Late Latin amphibologia, alteration of Latin amphibolia, from Greek, from amphibolos
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