zeugma

English - Turkish

Definition of zeugma in English Turkish dictionary

yanlız bir ismin anlamıyla ilgisi olan bir fiilin iki isimle kullanılmas

{i} fiilin iki isimle kullanılması

(isim) fiilin iki isimle kullanılması

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of zeugma in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Güneydoğu Anadolu'da antik kent

English - English

Definition of zeugma in English English dictionary

The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one or in different ways

{n} a figure in grammar, ellipsis, defect

use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma

{i} figure of speech in which a word is used to govern two or more words in the same sentence having different senses (e.g.: Mary and her driving licence expired last month"), syllepsis

use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr

Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma

A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;"

Hyphenation

zeug·ma

Synonyms

syllepsis

Etymology

[ 'züg-m& ] (noun.) 1523. From Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα (zeugma, “bond; yoking”).