A zeugma is a literary term for using one word to modify two other words, in two different ways. An example of a zeugma is, “She broke his car and his heart.”
A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote;
Noun
use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave'' is an example of zeugma"
n.
A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a
nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more
remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;" where fuit, which
agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.
Zeugma
A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote;
Usage Examples
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