syllepsis|syllepses in English

noun

[syl·lep·sis || sɪ'lepsɪs]

instance in which a word modifies or governs two or more words in the same sentence but only grammatically agrees with one (Grammar)

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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)