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SYLLEPSIS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. The use of a word to modify or govern syntactically two or more words with only one of which it formally agrees in gender, number, or case. www.merriam-webster.com
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Zeugma and syllepsis - Wikipedia
are figures of speech in which a single phrase or word joins different parts of a sentence. [3] Contents 1 Definition 1.1 Type 1 1.2 Type 2 1.3 Type 3 1.4 Type ... en.wikipedia.org
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syllepsis - Silva Rhetoricae - BYU
When a single word that governs or modifies two or more others must be understood differently with respect to each of those words. rhetoric.byu.edu
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syllepsis
‖ syllepsis (sɪˈlɛpsɪs) Pl. syllepses (-iːz). Also 6 sill-. [a. late L. syllēpsis, a. Gr. σύλληψις, f. σύν syn-1 + λῆψις taking (f. ληβ-, Attic f. λᾱβ-, lengthened f. λαβ-, stem of λαµβάνειν to take).] 1. Gram. and Rhet. A figure by which a word, or a particular form or inflexion of a word, is made ... Oxford English Dictionary
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syllepsis - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Latin feminine nouns in the third declension · Latin terms spelled with Y · Latin feminine nouns · la:Grammar · Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek · Polish ... en.wiktionary.org
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Rhetorical Definition and Examples Syllepsis - ThoughtCo
Syllepsis is a rhetorical term for a kind of ellipsis in which one word (usually a verb) is understood differently in relation to two or more other words. www.thoughtco.com
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Zeugma and syllepsis
"a yoking together") and syllepsis (; from the Ancient Greek , , lit. Type 2 Zeugma (often also called syllepsis, or semantic syllepsis): a single word is used with two other parts of a sentence but must be understood differently wikipedia.org
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Zeugma and Syllepsis - My English Pages
Zeugma, or semantic syllepsis, is a construction where a single word is used with two other parts of a sentence but must be understood differently in relation ... www.myenglishpages.com
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SYLLEPSIS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
a grammatical construction in which a single word is used in a syntactic relationship with two or more words in the same sentence, though it can agree with ... www.collinsdictionary.com
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What are some example of syllepsis in literature? - Quora
Syllepsis is essentially the same thing as zeugma — that is, both are obscure rhetorical terms with Greek origins. Some scholars try to ... www.quora.com
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Syllepsis: A clever rhetorical device - Manner of speaking
In plain English: When one word—often a verb—is used in two different ways, or applied to two different things ... mannerofspeaking.org
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sylleptic
sylleptic, a. (sɪˈlɛptɪk) [ad. Gr. συλληπτικός, f. σύλληψις syllepsis. Cf. F. sylleptique.] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving syllepsis. Also syˈlleptical a. Hence syˈlleptically adv.1802 A. Crombie Etym. & Syntax Eng. Lang. ii. (1830) 260 ‘He addressed you and me, and desired us to foll... Oxford English Dictionary
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Zeugma
Zeugma may refer to: Zeugma and syllepsis, figures of speech Zeugma (Commagene), an ancient settlement in Commagene (eastern Anatolia) Zeugma (Dacia) wikipedia.org
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31st Scripps National Spelling Bee
She correctly spelled the word syllepsis. She had placed fourth the prior year, and was the first winner from Kansas. wikipedia.org
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zeugma
‖ zeugma Gram. and Rhet. (ˈzjuːgmə) [mod.L., a. Gr. ζεῦγµα a yoking, f. ζευγνύναι to yoke, related to ζυγόν yoke n.1] A figure by which a single word is made to refer to two or more words in the sentence; esp. when properly applying in sense to only one of them, or applying to them in different sens... Oxford English Dictionary
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