meaning of amphibology

1. A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.
2.
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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