Meaning Of The Word Zeugma
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Zeugma Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Zeugma?
zeugma in American English
syllepsis noun: the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold zeugma in British English noun: a figure of speech in which a word is used to modify or govern two or more words although appropriate to only one of them or making a different sense with each, as in the sentence Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave (Charles Dickens) |
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