zeugma

English - Turkish

Definition of zeugma in English Turkish dictionary: yanlız bir ismin anlamıyla ilgisi olan bir fiilin iki isimle kullanılmas; {i} fiilin iki isimle kullanılması; (isim) fiilin iki isimle kullanılması

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of zeugma in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Güneydoğu Anadolu'da antik kent

English - English

Definition of zeugma in English English dictionary: The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one or in different ways; {n} a figure in grammar, ellipsis, defect; 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"; where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred also to arma; {i} figure of speech in which a word is used to govern two or more words in the same sentence having different senses (e.g.: Mary and her driving licence expired last month"), syllepsis; 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; A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;"