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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: amphiboly (0.01539 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to amphiboly.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: amphiboly
amphiboly
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 [syn:
amphibology]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Amphiboly
Amphiboly
\Am*phib"o*ly\, n.; pl.
Amphibolies. [L. amphibolia,
Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See
Amphibolous.]
Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
[1913 Webster]
If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will
create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is
none. --Whitlock.
[1913 Webster]
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