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syllepsis - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'syllepsis' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Syllepsis [ n.]
- A figure of speech by which a word is used in a literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.
- The agreement of a verb or adjective with one, rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina beati.