Syllepsis Definition
sĭ-lĕpsĭs
syllepses
noun
A grammatical construction in which a single word is used in a syntactic relationship with two or more words in the same sentence, though it can agree with only one of them in gender, number, or case (Ex.: either they or I am wrong)
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Syllepsis
Noun
Singular:
syllepsis
Plural:
syllepsesOrigin of Syllepsis
Late Latin syllēpsis from Greek sullēpsis sun- syn- lēpsis a taking (from lambanein to take)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin syllepsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (sullēpsis)
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