n. pl. am·phi·bol·o·gies An ambiguous or equivocal statement. [French amphibologie, from Late Latin amphibologia : Latin amphibo(lia), ambiguity (from Greek amphiboliā, from amphibolos, doubtful; see AMPHIBOLE) + Latin -logia, -logy (added on the model of such words as tautologia, tautology).] |
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