Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphibology

/amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-phi-bol-o-gy
IPA: /amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Athens men learn'd […] to resolve a sophisticall argument, and to confound the imposture and amphibologie of words, captiously enterlaced together […]"
"[T]he fallacie of Æquivocation and Amphibologie, […] conclude from the ambiguity of ſome vvord, or the ambiguous ſintaxis of many put together."

Etymology

From French amphibologie, from late Latin amphibologia, earlier amphibolia, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιβολία (amphibolía, “ambiguity”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: amphibologie, amphibologia, ἀμφιβολία

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

amphibologies (plural) amphibologie (alternative)

Derived Forms

amphibological

Synonyms

amphiboly

Questions

How do you pronounce amphibology?: The recorded pronunciation is /amfɪˈbɒlədʒi/.
What does amphibology mean?: Amphiboly.
Where does amphibology come from?: It is traced to French.

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