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mesozeugma

mesozeugma noun: a zeugma where the governing word occurs in the middle of the sentence and governs clauses on either side.

Noun

mesozeugma

  1. (rhetoric) A zeugma where the governing word occurs in the middle of the sentence and governs clauses on either side.

Forms of mesozeugma

alternative formmesozeugmenon

Origin of mesozeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)

Questions about mesozeugma

What does mesozeugma mean?
Mesozeugma means a zeugma where the governing word occurs in the middle of the sentence and governs clauses on either side.
What part of speech is mesozeugma?
Mesozeugma is a noun.

Words near mesozeugma in the dictionary

  1. mesoxalylurea
  2. mesoxerophyte
  3. mesoxerophytes
  4. mesoxerophytic
  5. mesozeaxanthin
  6. mesozeugma
  7. mesozeugmenon
  8. mesozoan
  9. mesozoans
  10. Mesozoic
  11. mesozonal

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