Etymology

synzeugma

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Today it means: A type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συν-
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromσυν-
  2. English todaysynzeugma

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) + ζεῦγμα (zeûgma, “yoke, bond”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσυν- all →

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