SYLLEPTIC

Meaning of SYLLEPTIC in English

-ptik adjective

also syl·lep·ti·cal -tə̇kəl

Etymology: from syllepsis, after such pairs as English prolepsis : proleptic, proleptical

: of, relating to, or involving a syllepsis

• syl·lep·ti·cal·ly -k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SYLLEPTIC — adj sylleptic
Interlingua English vocab
SYLLEPTIC — adjective see: syllepsis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYLLEPTIC — (a.) Alt. of Sylleptical
Английский словарь Webster
SYLLEPTIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Sylleptical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SYLLEPTIC — see syllepsis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SYLLEPTIC — adj ·alt. of sylleptical.
Webster English vocab
SYLLEPSIS — noun (plural syllepses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek syllēpsis, from syllambanein Date: circa 1550 the use of a word to modify …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SYLLEPTICALLY — adverb see sylleptic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYLLEPTICAL — adjective see sylleptic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SYLLEPSIS — — sylleptic /si lep"tik/ , adj. — sylleptically , adv. /si lep"sis/ , n. , pl. syllepses /-seez/ . Gram. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SYLLEPSIS — [ sɪ'lɛpsɪs ] ■ noun ( plural syllepses -si:z ) a figure of speech in which a word is applied …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SYLLEPSIS — n. (pl. syllepses) a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SYLLEPSIS — n. (pl. syllepses) a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses (e.g. …
Oxford English vocab

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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