protozeugma

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noun

A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed first.

OriginAncient Greek πρωτο- →
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Meanings

noun

alternative protozeugmenon

  1. rhetoricA zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed first.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
antezeugmenon

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρωτο-
  2. Englishprotozeugma

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

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APA

protozeugma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protozeugma

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“protozeugma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protozeugma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protozeugma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protozeugma.

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