syllepsa

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See also: syllepsą

Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis. Doublet of syllepsis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɨlˈlɛp.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpsa
  • Syllabification: syl‧lep‧sa

Noun

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syllepsa f

  1. (rhetoric) syllepsis (figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such that the modification must be understood differently with respect to each modified word; often causing humorous incongruity)
    Synonym: syllepsis

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Further reading

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