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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
syllepsis n 1: use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Syllepsis \Syl*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. sy`llhpsis a taking together, from ?. See syllable, n.] 1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) 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. [1913 Webster] Sylleptic | ||
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