prozeugma

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noun

A zeugma where the governing word occurs in the first clause of the sentence.

OriginAncient Greek προ- →
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Meanings

noun

alternative prozeugmenon

  1. rhetoricA zeugma where the governing word occurs in the first clause of the sentence.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
iniunctumproepizeuxissynezeugmenon

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρο-
  2. Englishprozeugma

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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