Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, or of the nature of, zeugma.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to zeugma; characterized by zeugma.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Involving
zeugma .
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Examples
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Because when we genuinely smile, there ` s two muscles that come into play: the zeugmatic muscle at the side of the mouth and the orbicularis oculi under the eye.
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Certainly, chips helping to miss cars and curbs and Earl is zeugmatic, just as is the example in the dictionary: “The woman opened the door and her heart and pocketbook to the orphan.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Certainly, chips helping to miss cars and curbs and Earl is zeugmatic, just as is the example in the dictionary: “The woman opened the door and her heart and pocketbook to the orphan.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Certainly, chips helping to miss cars and curbs and Earl is zeugmatic, just as is the example in the dictionary: “The woman opened the door and her heart and pocketbook to the orphan.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Certainly, chips helping to miss cars and curbs and Earl is zeugmatic, just as is the example in the dictionary: “The woman opened the door and her heart and pocketbook to the orphan.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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