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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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