Defenition of the word zeugma
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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
Hypernyms for the word zeugma
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- figure
- figure of speech
- image
- trope
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