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epizeugma.

A type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A type of zeugma in which a single verb governs two or more clauses or phrases, placed either at the very beginning or the very end of the sentence.

    rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Proto-Indo-European *yewg-der. Ancient Greek ζεύγνῡμι (zeúgnūmi) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek ζεῦγμα (zeûgma) Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma)lbor. English epizeugma Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευγμα (epízeugma), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).

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