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Zeugma (from the Greek: , zeûgma , meaning "yoke") is a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis,...
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A kind of ellipsis in which one word (usually a verb) is understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which it modifies or governs. See also zeugma. ... "I live in shame and the suburbs."; (Uncle Fester in Addams Family Values, 1993) ... "Piano, n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor.
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grammar.about.com/od/rs/g/syllepsisterm.htm
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Definition of syllepsis from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "syllepsis" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syllepsis
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A syllepsis is the use of a single word in such a way that it is syntactically related to two or more words elsewhere in the sentence , but has a different meaning in relation to each of the other words. ... Concept module: syllepsis...
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Is syllepsis considered bad style? I find it very pleasing and entertaining, when I encounter it in others' writing, and I sometimes deliberately put it in my own (although only in fairly light-hearted writing). I think it's quite clever, and find it hard to believe it would be done unintentionally.
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Haha! I was just learning about syllepsis in my Writing and Rhetoric Program. Awesome stuff, it never fails to make me laugh. ... I have no idea what syllepsis is and wet pants. ... Not syllepsis but still worthy of mention: "He was a seaman (sic) soaked tissue in the landfill of society."
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Examples of zeugma in action! ... just a little extra lexophilic tidbit... ... back to the; top of Alison;
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www.wunderland.com/WTS/Alison/lexophilia/sub-things/zeu...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about syllepsis. syllepsis. Information about syllepsis in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Syllepsis differs from zeugma, with which it is often identified, by being grammatically correct. In zeugma the single word actually fails to make sense with one of the two to which it is applied...
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/syllepsis
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Syllepsis - Definition of Syllepsis at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Syllepsis. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Use syllepsis in a Sentence...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/syllepsis
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