syllepsis in English
Probably the most common type, however, is syllepsis , where a word is understood differently in relation to two or more other words which it modifies or governs.
Use "syllepsis" in a sentence
1. The novel employs geographical, thematic syllepsis to show a kind of Achronical unification, among events
2. Bloodnoun pickleworm ? pannus aniseikonia syllepsis anisocoria zeugma seiche hippus eustacy anacoluthon ? Dutch gold ormolu tombac oroide billon pinchbeck Prince Rupert's metal Mannheim gold skewing clinquant latten ? panopticon glabella quaquaversal zugzwang linn …
3. Genette’s Achronical structure is studied on the basis of “syllepsis (the fact of taking together) — temporal or other— to those an achronic groupings governed by one or another kinship (spatial, temporal, or other)” (Genette 85)