the use of a single word in relation to two other parts of a sentence although grammatically or logically the word applies to only one of them. The sentence ‘She went home in a taxi and a bad mood’ is an example of zeugma.
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zeugma
noun uncountable linguistics
US /ˈzuɡmə/
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the use of a single word in relation to two other parts of a sentence although grammatically or logically the word applies to only one of them. The sentence “She went home in a taxi and a bad mood” is an example of zeugma