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syllepsis::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | zeugma |
Examples of syllepsis
syllepsis
Puns also bear similarities with paraprosdokian, syllepsis and eggcorns.
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There is a rhetorical figure found several times in the song called syllepsis, in which a word is linked to two or more other words in different senses.
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A syllepsis is a particular kind of zeugma, and there is a clear distinction between the two in classical treatises written on the subject.
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Alternatively, a syllepsis may contain a governing word or phrase that does not agree grammatically with one or more of its distributed terms.
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