what does zeugma mean?
ZEUGMA as NOUN
- Meaning
- use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one
Usage Example(s)
- `Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave” is an example of zeugma
Hypernyms(s) zeugma is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
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