syllepsa

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See also: syllepsą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin syllēpsis. Doublet of syllepsis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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