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prozeugma

prozeugma noun: a zeugma where the governing word occurs in the first clause of the sentence.

Noun

prozeugma

  1. (rhetoric) A zeugma where the governing word occurs in the first clause of the sentence.

Forms of prozeugma

alternative formprozeugmenon

Origin of prozeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)

Questions about prozeugma

What does prozeugma mean?
Prozeugma means a zeugma where the governing word occurs in the first clause of the sentence.
What part of speech is prozeugma?
Prozeugma is a noun.

Words near prozeugma in the dictionary

  1. Prozac
  2. Prozacked
  3. prozapine
  4. prozbul
  5. prozbuls
  6. prozeugma
  7. prozeugmenon
  8. prozine
  9. prozines
  10. prozionism
  11. prozionist

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