hypozeuxis

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/haɪpəˈzjuːksɪs//haɪpəʊˈzuːksɪs/

noun

An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.

OriginAncient Greek ὑπο- →
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Meanings

noun
  1. rhetoricAn expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπο-
  2. Englishhypozeuxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, “to yoke”)

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hypozeuxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypozeuxis

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