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Zeugma
Pronunciation : Zeug"ma
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., from Gr. Yoke.] (Gram.)
Definition : Defn: 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;" where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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