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Zeugma
/ˈzjuːɡ.mə/
The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
📖 Definitions of "Zeugma"
noun
- 1
The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
- 2
Syllepsis.
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