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Defenition of the word zeugma

    • Defenition of the word zeugma

      • 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"
      • 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"
      • use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one

    Hyponyms for the word zeugma

      • syllepsis

    Hypernyms for the word zeugma

      • figure
      • figure of speech
      • image
      • trope

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