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English noun: zeugma

1. zeugma (communication) use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one


Samples`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma.


Broader (hypernym)figure, figure of speech, image, trope


Narrower (hyponym)syllepsis









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