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Definition of Syllepses
1. syllepsis [n] - See also: syllepsis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syllepses
Literary usage of Syllepses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1905)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
3. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, Albert Ellery Bergh (1907)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
4. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
5. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... who would destroy all strength and beauty of style, by subjecting it to a
rigorous* compliance with their rules. Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses ..."
6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1904)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
7. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1905)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
8. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson, Albert Ellery Bergh (1907)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
9. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses of Tacitus, Sallust, Livy, etc., and the
elegance and force of their sententious brevity are extinguished. ..."
10. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... who would destroy all strength and beauty of style, by subjecting it to a
rigorous* compliance with their rules. Fill up all the ellipses and syllepses ..."
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