Zeugma
noun | /zeugma/
A figure of speech in which one word, usually a verb, governs or relates to two or more other words in different senses.
Zeugma
noun | /zeugma/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDA figure of speech in which one word, usually a verb, governs or relates to two or more other words in different senses.
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"In “She broke his car and his heart,” the verb creates a zeugma. Means: The same verb, “broke,” applies to the car literally and to his heart figuratively."
"The lecturer used a zeugma to connect a concrete object with an abstract idea. Means: The lecturer used one word in a sentence to link something physical with something abstract."
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A zeugma yokes two ideas together under one governing word.
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