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synzeugma

synzeugma noun: a type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma.

Noun

synzeugma (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma.
    • Ad Herennium 4.27.38: "Either with disease beauty fades or with time."

Forms of synzeugma

alternative formsynzeugmenon

Origin of synzeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).

Questions about synzeugma

What does synzeugma mean?
Synzeugma means a type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma.
What part of speech is synzeugma?
Synzeugma is a noun.

Words near synzeugma in the dictionary

  1. synurophyceans
  2. synurophyte
  3. synurophytes
  4. synusia
  5. synvolcanic
  6. synzeugma
  7. synzeugmenon
  8. synzoochory
  9. synzoospore
  10. synzoospores
  11. synzootic

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