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Ambiguity:

• the characteristic of having more than one possible interpretation or meaning (AHD)

Amphibology:

• a sentence or phrase (as “nothing is good enough for you”) that can be interpreted in more than one way. (M-W)

• the use of ambiguous phrases or such as can be construed in two senses. A good example is Shakespeare's 'The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose' (Henry VI).( Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary)

Etymology:

• Gr. amfibolos ambiguous + logos speech.