ZEUGMA


Meaning of ZEUGMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzüg-mə ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English zeuma, from Medieval Latin, from Latin zeugma, from Greek, literally, joining, from zeugnynai to join; akin to Latin jungere to join — more at yoke

Date: 15th century

: the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one (as in “opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy”)

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