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diazeugma

diazeugma noun: a zeugma where a single subject governs multiple verbs.

Noun

diazeugma

  1. (rhetoric) A zeugma where a single subject governs multiple verbs.

Forms of diazeugma

alternative formdiazeugmenon

Origin of diazeugma

From Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).

Questions about diazeugma

What does diazeugma mean?
Diazeugma means a zeugma where a single subject governs multiple verbs.
What part of speech is diazeugma?
Diazeugma is a noun.

Words near diazeugma in the dictionary

  1. diazete
  2. diazetes
  3. diazetidine
  4. diazetidines
  5. diazeuctic
  6. diazeugma
  7. diazeugmenon
  8. diazeutic
  9. diazeuxes
  10. diazeuxis
  11. Diazgarcia

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