syllepsis
pronunciation
How to pronounce syllepsis in British English:
UK [sɪ'lepsɪs]
How to pronounce syllepsis in American English:
US [sɪ'lepsɪs]
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- Noun:
- use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one
Word Origin
- syllepsis (n.)
- use of a word at once in both a literal and metaphoric sense, 1570s, from Late Latin syllepsis, from assimilated form of Greek syn "together" (see syn-) + lepsis "a taking," related to lambanein (see analemma). Related: Sylleptic.