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zeugmas
We have found lemma(root) word of zeugmas : zeugma.
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[ˈz(j)uːɡmə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g. John and his driving licence expired last week).
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, from zeugnunai ‘to yoke’; related to zugon ‘yoke’
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