Zeugmas - English meaning
Zeugmas – definitions in English dictionary
nounA figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g. john and his driving licence expired last week ).
nounA figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g. john and his driving licence expired last week).
Usage examples:
He knew what a zeugma is, and had strong, informed views on the semicolon.
nounA use of language in which a word that has more than one meaning is used with one meaning in one part of a sentence and with a different meaning in another part of the sentence, usually in order to produce a humorous effect
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Word origin
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, from zeugnunai ‘to yoke’; related to zugon ‘yoke’.
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