Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing or of the nature of syllepsis.
- Explaining the words of Scripture so as not to conflict with modern science.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a syllepsis; containing syllepsis.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
syllepsis .
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Examples
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As if elegized by long i's pillowed upon sibilance, "with a smile and silence, he died" — itself a kind of sylleptic slipped gear for "with a smile and in silence."
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