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Meaning of "amphiboly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMPHIBOLY

amphiboly  [æmˈfɪbəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMPHIBOLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amphiboly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMPHIBOLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Syntactic ambiguity

Syntactic ambiguity, also called amphiboly or amphibology, is a situation where a sentence may be interpreted in more than one way due to ambiguous sentence structure. Syntactic ambiguity arises not from the range of meanings of single words, but from the relationship between the words and clauses of a sentence, and the sentence structure implied thereby. When a reader can reasonably interpret the same sentence as having more than one possible structure, the text meets the definition of syntactic ambiguity. In legal disputes, courts may be asked to interpret the meaning of syntactic ambiguities in statutes or contracts. In some instances, arguments asserting highly unlikely interpretations have been deemed frivolous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMPHIBOLY


bobbly
ˈbɒbəlɪ
brambly
ˈbræmbəlɪ
cembali
ˈtʃembəlɪ
epiboly
ɪˈpɪbəlɪ
hubbly
ˈhʌbəlɪ
hyperbole
haɪˈpɜːbəlɪ
Kimberley
ˈkɪmbəlɪ
lubberly
ˈlʌbəlɪ
neighborly
ˈneɪbəlɪ
neighbourly
ˈneɪbəlɪ
nonverbally
ˌnɒnˈvɜːbəlɪ
nubbly
ˈnʌbəlɪ
parabole
pəˈræbəlɪ
soberly
ˈsəʊbəlɪ
sombrely
ˈsɒmbəlɪ
Stromboli
ˈstrɒmbəlɪ
tribally
ˈtraɪbəlɪ
unneighborly
ʌnˈneɪbəlɪ
unneighbourly
ʌnˈneɪbəlɪ
verbally
ˈvɜːbəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMPHIBOLY

amphibian
amphibiotic
amphibious
amphibiously
amphibiousness
amphiblastic
amphiblastula
amphiblastulae
amphibole
amphibolic
amphibolies
amphibolite
amphibological
amphibologically
amphibologies
amphibology
amphibolous
amphibrach
amphibrachic
amphichroic

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMPHIBOLY

antimonopoly
coly
cooly
drooly
duopoly
emboly
gooly
government monopoly
holy
melancholy
metaboly
moly
monopoly
natural monopoly
oligopoly
poly
roly-poly
the holy
Trichinopoly
unholy

Synonyms and antonyms of amphiboly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «amphiboly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMPHIBOLY

Find out the translation of amphiboly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amphiboly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amphiboly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

amphiboly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amfibolia
570 millions of speakers

English

amphiboly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

amphiboly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الازدواجية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

amphiboly
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anfibolia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্ব্যর্থক বাক্যাংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amphibologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amphiboly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amphibolie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

amphiboly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

amphiboly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amphiboly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

amphiboly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

amphiboly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Amphiboly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amphiboly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Amphiboly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amphiboly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

amphiboly
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amphiboly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

amphiboly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

amphiboly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

amphiboly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amphiboly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amphiboly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHIBOLY»

The term «amphiboly» is used very little and occupies the 179.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHIBOLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amphiboly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHIBOLY»

Discover the use of amphiboly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amphiboly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The King of Amphiboly: A Fable
Complete with nobles, princesses, and the magic found in classic fables, this tale is a non-didactic fable that takes a flirty look at our vibrant, amusing, sturdy, deceptive, supple, versatile, and mischevous English language.
Lucretia Cole, 2007
2
You've Got To Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think
A ninth fallacy of relevance is amphiboly. Amphiboly is related to equivocation but at the level of a sentence rather than a single word or term. Thus, while equivocation depends on the different meanings of a single word or term, amphiboly ...
John Capps, Donald Capps, 2011
3
Aristotle on False Reasoning: Language and the World in the ...
It is time to consider Aristotle's examples of the second type of double meaning: amphiboly. There has been some dispute over the precise distinction that Aristotle wants to draw between homonymy and amphiboly. One attractive proposal is ...
Scott G. Schreiber, 2012
4
Language in Dispute: An English Translation of Peter of ...
ON AMPHIBOLY On the Definition of Amphiboly 40 'Amphiboly' is used ambiguously. Sometimes it names a principle of deception existing in a word- group that is simply identical. That deceptive principle is composed of a motive principle and ...
Pope John XXI, Francis P. Dinneen, 1990
5
Kant's Metaphysics of Morals: A Critical Guide
Regardless of Kant's particular judgment about animals, given Kant's moral philosophy and moral psychology, some amphiboly should be expected in moral philosophy. Moral obligations will have some implications for the treatment of beings ...
Lara Denis, 2010
6
Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Kant and the Critique of ...
Kant's critique of Leibniz's method (The Amphiboly) The purpose of the appendix to the Analytic, The Amphiboly of Concepts of Reflection, is to provide a systematic critique of Leibniz's metaphysics, again as a prelude to the Dialectic.
Sebastian Gardner, 2003
7
The Conning, the Cunning of Being: Being a Kierkegaardian ...
ployment of the amphiboly of being; and metaphysics traces out the movement of this deployment. Metaphysics is the ploy by which being conceals itself in its own amphibolous being. To that extent, metaphysics is the proper and exclusive ...
Pat Bigelow, 1990
8
Kant and the Capacity to Judge: Sensibility and Discursivity ...
Murray Lewis Miles does relate the concepts of comparison in the Amphiboly chapter to the operations of comparison/reflection/abstraction described in the logic. He contends that much more than a mere criticism of the rationalist amphiboly ...
Béatrice Longuenesse, 1998
9
Algorithmic Architecture
An amphiboly is an ambiguous grammatical construction. It is a statement whose meaning is indeterminate in a peculiar way: while the statement has an obvious meaning it also has a hidden or concealed meaning. An amphiboly occurs when  ...
Kostas Terzidis, 2006
10
Litigation Logic: A Practical Guide to Effective Argument
Amphiboly: Which. Meaning. Is. Intended? Ejusdem generis Under the principle of ejusdem generis, when a general term follows a specific one, the general term should be understood as a reference to subjects akin to the one with specific ...
Paul Bosanac, 2009

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPHIBOLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amphiboly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Marcosian control?
It is also illogical: He commits the fallacy of amphiboly, hiding behind the vagueness of his terms. Yes, the BBL sees a future where the ... «Inquirer.net, Feb 15»
2
TRAPPED IN A RAT RACE…
There is what is called amphiboly in law to test the truthfulness of a statement. He also claimed that someone is Victor's office called him to send ... «THISDAY Live, Dec 14»
3
Bishop says 'twilight of Christian England' demands that faithful …
Would a linguistic giant like the future Pope Benedict deliberately or inadvertently utilise amphiboly to allow a potentially jesuitical loophole? «Catholic Herald Online, Jun 13»
4
The US Supreme Court and “The Rule of Flaw”
... of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please,” this claim commits the fallacy of amphiboly. «Center for Research on Globalization, Aug 12»
5
The Immersion Method -- II
... remember, and even enjoy the intricacies of enallage and homonymy or the fallacies of amphiboly and accent after struggling with Slothrop's ... «Inside Higher Ed, May 12»
6
Interactive visualizations: Miriam on the RH bill
It is also the fallacy of amphiboly, meaning the fallacy of ambiguous construction. The Fallacy of Population Imperialism. It is claimed that the ... «ABS CBN News, Sep 11»
7
The Supreme Court, the Constitution and the First Amendment
And if any court in the chain commits an error of equivocation or amphiboly or a fallacy, as in the cases cited above, it is perpetuated throughout ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Mar 11»
8
Candidates 'Approve' Ads and Get a Bit Creative
That, Mr. Farrell said, is “an amphiboly, a logical confusion created by a grammatical ambiguity.” “Of course, if asked, the candidate will say he ... «New York Times, Oct 08»

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