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"` Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave 'is an example of zeugma"— Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition
Etymology: Latin zeugmat -, zeugma, from Greek, literally, juncture, joining, from zeugnynai an important or influential (and often overbearing) person— Visual Thesaurus : Online Edition
Horn. p. 73 Footnote 402: Observe the zeugma, and compare Il.— The Iliad of Homer (1873)
2D: Have a break at 4: 00, say (take tea) - when I first learned what "zeugma" was, this was the example:— Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
Apparently this type of "zeugma" (yes, there are many types) is called "syllepsis."— Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
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