Pronunciation: | | 'amfu`gowree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[n] nonsensical writing (usually verse) |
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AMPHIGORY is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | nonsense verse |
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| See Also: | | hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Am"phi*go*ry\, n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain
derivation; perh. fr. Gr. ? + ? a circle.]
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which
on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also
{amphigouri}.]
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