Etymology

hypozeugma

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Today it means: A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑπο-
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromὑπο-
  2. English todayhypozeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑπο- all →

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