SYLLEPSES

SYLLEPSIS

syllepsis

(noun) use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

syllepses

plural of syllepsis

Source: Wiktionary


SYLLEPSIS

Syl*lep"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. sy`llhpsis a taking together, from syllable, n.]

1. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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