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Noun: zeugma  zoog-mu
  1. Use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one
    "'Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"

Derived forms: zeugmas

Type of: figure, figure of speech, image, trope

Encyclopedia: Zeugma

Nearest

zestful
zestfully
zestfulness
zestily
Zestril
zesty
zeta
Zetland
zettabit
zettabyte
zeugma
Zeus
Zeus faber
Zhou
Zhou dynasty
Zhou En-lai
Zhu Jiang
Zhuang
Zhukov
ZiB
Zibit