AMPHIBOLOUS Definition & Meaning

amphibolous

[ am-fib-uh-luhs ]

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adjective

ambiguous or equivocal, especially when due to the uncertain grammatical construction of a word or phrase.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

1635–45; < Latin amphibolus < Greek ��í��Ǳ��ǲ� thrown on both sides, ambiguous, equivalent to amphi- amphi- + -bol- (verbid of ��á��𾱲� to throw) + -os -ous

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Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel Ð both parties declaring themselves for the king.

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An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g.,

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