zeugma
/ˈzjuːɡmə
/noun
A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g. John and his driving licence expired last week). Compare with syllepsis.He knew what a zeugma is, and had strong, informed views on the semicolon....
- If they're both just examples of zeugma, why is that?
- We demonstrate how it contributes to the creation of zeugma and the non-availability of crossed readings.
Derivatives
zeugmatic
- There is a zeugmatic relationship between the third and fourth stanzas.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, from zeugnunai 'to yoke'; related to zugon 'yoke'.
- arriviste
- arrière-pensée
- arrogance
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- arrogate
- arrogation
- arrondissement
- arrow
- arrow arum
- arrowed
- arrowgrass
- arrowhead
- Arrow, Kenneth Joseph
- arrow key
- arrow of time (or time's arrow)
- arrow poison
- arrow-poison frog
- arrow prayer
- arrowroot
- arrow slit
- arrow-straight
- arrow worm
- arrowy
- arroyo