zeugma in English
noun
1
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ).
He knew what a zeugma is, and had strong, informed views on the semicolon.
Use "zeugma" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "zeugma" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "zeugma", or refer to the context using the word "zeugma" in the English Dictionary.
1. Diadumenianus, son of Macrinus, escapes to the Parthian court, but is captured at Zeugma and also put to death.
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 …