About The Word Syllepsis
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Syllepsis
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What's The Definition Of Syllepsis?
[n] use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one
Synonyms | Synonyms for Syllepsis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Syllepsis: See Also | zeugma Syllepsis In Webster's Dictionary \Syl*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. sy`llhpsis a taking
together, from ?. See {syllable}, n.]
1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a
literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
2. (Gram.) The agreement of a verb or adjective with one,
rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it
might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina
beati.
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