Definition of Zeugma

1. Noun. Use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one. "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

Generic synonyms: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Specialized synonyms: Syllepsis

Definition of Zeugma

1. n. A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.

2. n. A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.

Definition of Zeugma

1. the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, while applying to each in a different sense [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Zeugma

zetacrit
zetaprotein
zetas
zeta crystallin-NADPH oxidoreductase
zeta potential
zeta sedimentation ratio
zetetic
zetetic
zetetics
Zetland
zettabyte
zettabytes
zeuglodon
zeuglodont
zeuglodonta
zeugma (current term)
zeugmas
zeugmatic
zeugmatography
zeugobranchiata
zeus
Zeus
Zeus faber
zeuxite
zeuxites
zeuzerian
zex
zexes
zeylanite
zeze

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