Associations to the word «Zeugma»
Noun
Adverb
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Wiktionary
ZEUGMA, noun. (rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
ZEUGMA, noun. (rhetoric) Syllepsis.
Dictionary definition
ZEUGMA, noun. Use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.