Thursday, March 5, 2009

Syllepsis


syllepsis \sə-ˈlep-səs\ noun: a figure of speech in which one word is applied to two others in different senses {he lost his coat and his temper}

Etymology: Latin, from Greek syllēpsis, from syllambanein

A surprising number of references were checked before one supplied a sufficiently succinct and straighforward definition.

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