Definitions of amphiboly
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an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes
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synonyms:
amphibology
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type of:
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ambiguity
an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
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ambiguity
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