amphibologia

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noun

Ambiguity of grammatical structure.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounamphibologia (usually uncountable, plural amphibologias)

plural amphibologias

  1. rhetoricuncountableusuallyAmbiguity of grammatical structure.

Origin

  1. Latinamphibologia
  2. Englishamphibologia

From Latin amphibologia, alternative form of amphibolia (“ambiguity”).

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Translations

Catalan amfibologia
  • amfibologiaambiguity of grammatical structure
Portuguese anfibologia, anfibolia
  • anfibologiaambiguity of grammatical structure
  • anfiboliaambiguity of grammatical structure
Spanish anfibología
  • anfibologíaambiguity of grammatical structure
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APA

amphibologia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibologia

MLA

“amphibologia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibologia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphibologia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphibologia.

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