n. figure of speech in which a word is used to govern two or more words in the same sentence having different senses (e.g.: Mary and her driving licence expired last month"), syllepsis
Italian To English - zeugma
n. zeugma, figure of speech in which a word is used in relation to two others with different meanings (Grammar)
Portuguese To English - zeugma
n. zeugma, a figure by which an adjective or verb which agrees with a nearer word, is by way of supplement referred also to another more remote
Spanish To English - zeugma
n. zeugma
Dutch To English - zeugma
n. zeugma
English To Dutch - zeugma
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English To English - zeugma
n. figure of speech in which a word is used to govern two or more words in the same sentence having different senses (e.g.: Mary and her driving licence expired last month"), syllepsis
n. zeugma, figure of speech in which a word is used in relation to two others with different meanings (Grammar)