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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Amphibolies

[L.

amphibolia

, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. OE.

amphibolie

. See

Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.

If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an

amphiboly

, a double meaning where there is none.

Whitlock.

Noun.

[Gr. both ways and to strike.]

Ambiguity of meaning. [Rarely used.]