zeugma

English

/ˈzjuːɡ.mə/

noun
Definitions
  • (rhetoric) 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.
  • (rhetoric) Syllepsis.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα (yoking, bond, a band, a bond).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ζεῦγμα

Gloss

yoking, bond, a band, a bond

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