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Zeugma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Zeugma - Definition of Zeugma at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Zeugma. Look it up now! ... Use zeugma in a Sentence...
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(Edward Corbett offers this distinction between zeugma and syllepsis: in zeugma, unlike syllepsis, the single word does not fit grammatically or idiomatically with one member of the pair. Thus, in Corbett's view, the first example below would be syllepsis, the second zeugma.)
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Zeugma SmartBoost Wins TelcoTV Vision Award ... Zeugma Services Node ... Zeugma OSS...
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Zeugma is sometimes used simply as a synonym for syllepsis, though that term is better understood as a more specific kind of zeugma: when there is disparity in the way that the parallel members relate to the governing word (as a vice or for comic effect).
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Examples of zeugma in action! ... zeugma (zoog'-muh) n. 1: the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words, usu. in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense, or makes sense with only one ... he goes on to hypothesize that cheesy detective novels might be a goldmine for amusing zeugma.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF ZEUGMA ... Yet not all wealth can be measured in currency, and the villagsed real asset is the magnificent ruins of the ancient city of Zeugma, which has stayed buried beneath the pistachio groves for nearly two thousand years.Belkis/Zeugma is considered among the four most important settlement areas...
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(Intro) View ten beautiful mosaics depicting mythological scenes or individuals that were retrieved from the ancient Roman city of Zeugma before it was covered by rising waters. ... Intro | Mosaics: Gypsy Girl | Poseidon, Oceanus, and Tethys | Eros and Psyche | ... Now undergoing restoration at Turkey's Gaziantep Museum,
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