synzeugma

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noun

A type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma.

“Ad Herennium 4.27.38: "Either with disease beauty fades or with time."”

OriginAncient Greek συν- →
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Meanings

nounsynzeugma (uncountable)

alternative synzeugmenon

  1. rhetoricuncountableA type of zeugma in which a verb joins and governs two phrases by coming between them; a synonym of mesozeugma.

    Ad Herennium 4.27.38: "Either with disease beauty fades or with time."

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσυν-
  2. Englishsynzeugma

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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