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zeugma
Part of speech: NounA figure in grammar by which a verb or adjective agreeing with one noun is made to refer also to another.
Usage examples "zeugma":- So judged at least the ancient grammarians, who noticed and named almost every possible form of the zeugma, without censuring any as being ungrammatical. - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.
- 62. Can a zeugma of the verb be proved to be right, in spite of these authorities? - "The Grammar of English Grammars", Goold Brown.