| NOUN | communication | zeugma | use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one |
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| Meaning | Use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one. | |
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| Example | "'Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma" | |
| Narrower | syllepsis | Use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one |
| Broader | trope, figure of speech, figure, image | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |
| Spanish | ceugma, zeugma | |
| Catalan | zeugma | |
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