zeugma

[US]/ˈzɔɪɡmə/
[UK]/ˈzoʊɡmə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a figure of speech in which a word applies to multiple parts of the sentence; a construction in which a single word governs or modifies two or more words
Word Forms
Pluralzeugmas

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