syllepses

[US]/sɪˈlep.sɪs/
[UK]/sɪˈlep.sɪs/

Translation

n.a figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses; the use of a single word to refer to two or more words in a sentence; in medical terms, the state of being pregnant

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