Syllepsis

Definition:

  • (n.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
  • (n.) The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.

Compare syllepsis with other words:

syllepsis vs. sylleptic

brachylogy vs. syllepsis

prolepsis vs. syllepsis

syllepsis vs. terminal

dormancy vs. syllepsis

bud vs. syllepsis

meristem vs. syllepsis

branch vs. syllepsis

incongruity vs. syllepsis

lateral vs. syllepsis

humorous vs. syllepsis

differently vs. syllepsis

syllepsis vs. understood

syllepsis vs. word

syllepsis vs. zeugma