amphiboly
21amphibology — am•phi•bol•o•gy [[t]ˌæm fəˈbɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. pl. gies amphiboly • Etymology: 1325–75; ME amphibologie < LL amphibologia. See amphiboly, logy …
22am|phi|bol|o|gy — «AM fuh BOL uh jee», noun, plural gies. 1. an ambiguity in language, usually from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than from the meaning of the words forming it. Example: Pyrrhus the Romans shall, I say, subdue. 2. a phrase or… …
23Amphibolic — Am phi*bol ic ([a^]m f[i^]*b[o^]l [i^]c), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or resembling the mineral amphibole. [1913 Webster] …
24Amphibologies — Amphibology Am phi*bol o*gy ([a^]m f[i^]*b[ o]l [ o]*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Amphibologies} ( j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. amfiboli a, with the ending logia as if fr. Gr. amfi bolos ambiguous + lo gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie.… …
25Amphibology — Am phi*bol o*gy ([a^]m f[i^]*b[ o]l [ o]*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Amphibologies} ( j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. amfiboli a, with the ending logia as if fr. Gr. amfi bolos ambiguous + lo gos speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See… …
26Ambiguity — Sir John Tenniel s illustration of the Caterpillar for Lewis Carroll s Alice s Adventures in Wonderland is noted for its ambiguous central figure, whose head can be viewed as being a human male s face with a pointed nose and pointy chin or being… …
27Imprecise language — Language might be said to imprecise because it exhibits one or more of the following features: * ambiguity when two or more different meanings can be interpreted equally well from a certain word or phrase * vagueness when borderline cases… …
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29Chrysippus — This article is about the philosopher. For other people named Chrysippus, see Chrysippus (disambiguation). Chrysippus of Soli Roman copy of a Hellenistic bust of Chrysippus, British Museum Full name Chrysippus of Soli Born c. 279 BC …
30Reification (fallacy) — Contents 1 Etymology 2 Theory 3 Difference between reification and hypostatisation …
