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zeugma vs figure of speech

figure of speech vs zeugma

zeugma and figure of speech both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
zeugma Yes No No No
figure of speech Yes No No No
As nouns, figure of speech is a hypernym of zeugma; that is, figure of speech is a word with a broader meaning than zeugma:
  • zeugma: use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect
  • figure of speech: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Other hypernyms of zeugma include figure, image, trope.
zeugma (noun) figure of speech (noun)
use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Difference between zeugma and figure of speech

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