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syllepsis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Syllepsis \Syl*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr Gr sy`llhpsis a taking together, from ?. See {syllable}, n.] 1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time. 2. (Gram.) The agreement of a verb or adjective with one rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as rex et regina beati. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: syllepsis n : use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc with only one
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