zeugma

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Horn. p. 73 Footnote 402: Observe the zeugma, and compare Il.

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  1. noun Syllepsis.
  2. noun A construction in which one word or phrase is understood to be related to two or more other words or phrases, while being grammatically consistent with only one of them, as with subject-verb agreement in She was upstairs, and her children downstairs.

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  1. Latin, from Greek, a joining, bond; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Greek ζεῦγμα, literally a yoking, from ζευγνύναι, yoke, join: see yoke, join.
 

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/ˈzjugmə/
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