Syllepsis

//sɪˈlɛp.sɪs//

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The word "syllepsis" can be used as a noun.

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botany rhetoric

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

brachylogy zeugma

Type Of (IsA)

brachylogy zeugma

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Related Terms

branch bud differently dormancy figure of speech growth humorous incongruity lateral meristem modifies simultaneously sylleptic terminal understood word

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