zeugma
Meanings
noun
- The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
- Syllepsis.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoking; a bond, a band”), from ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi, “to yoke; to join”), from ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “a yoke”).
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