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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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, amphiboly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

amphiboly n 1: 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, amphiboly]