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zeugma vs syllepsis

syllepsis vs zeugma

zeugma and syllepsis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
zeugma Yes No No No
syllepsis Yes No No No
As nouns, syllepsis is a hyponym of zeugma; that is, syllepsis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than zeugma:
  • zeugma: use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect
  • syllepsis: use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one
zeugma (noun) syllepsis (noun)
use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one
Difference between zeugma and syllepsis

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