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amphibolous

 
Dictionary: am·phib·o·lous   (ăm-fĭb'ə-ləs) pronunciation
 
adj.

Having a grammatical structure that allows of two interpretations; equivocal.

[From Late Latin amphibolus. See amphibole.]


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1) obs.  ambiguous; doubtful
2) Logic  capable of two meanings
 
 
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