[ sɪ'lɛpsɪs ]
■ noun ( plural syllepses -si:z ) a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others of which it grammatically suits only one (e.g. neither they nor it is working ).
↘another term for zeugma .
Derivatives
sylleptic adjective
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk sullēpsis 'taking together'.