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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 am·phib·o·ly /æmˈfɪbəli/


From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·phib·o·ly n.; pl. Amphibolies   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.

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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 amphiboly
      n : an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are
          flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying
          planes or that something is flying planes [syn: amphibology]