ˈzügmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin zeugmat-, zeugma, from Greek, literally, juncture, joining, from zeugnynai to yoke, join — more at yoke
1. : the use of a word in the same construction with two adjacent words in the context with only one of which it is appropriate in sense
they wear a garment like that of the Scythians but a language peculiar to themselves is an example of zeugma
— compare syllepsis
2. : connection of syllables not permitting diaeresis or caesura in classical prosody : close juncture
• zeug·mat·ic (ˈ)züg|mad.]ik, -at], ]ēk adjective
• zeug·mat·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb