zeugma

A figure of speech in which a single word, usually a verb or adjective, is used to modify or govern two or more words in a sentence, but is grammatically or logically appropriate to only one of them.

• 🌐محسّن لفظي بلاغي يُسند فيه فعل أو صفة واحدة إلى كلمتين أو أكثر مع أن هذا الإسناد لا يصح إلا على إحداهما لفظًا أو معنًى. وهو أيضًا تركيب نحوي يُعلَّق فيه عامل واحد بعدة معمولات مختلفة.

1. Rhetorical figure C2 formal

   A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., 'She opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy').

   • The sentence 'He lost his coat and his temper' is a classic example of zeugma.
   • In the phrase 'She lowered her standards and her neckline,' the verb 'lowered' is used in a zeugma.
   • The writer used zeugma to create a clever and concise effect: 'He took his hat and his leave.'

   🌐الزُّجْمَة

   المرادفات: syllepsis

• zeugmas plural form
• zeugmata plural form
• zeugmas' possessive plural form
• zeugmata's possessive plural form
• zeugma's possessive singular form