zeugmenon

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A form of zeugma — The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.

OriginAncient Greek ἐζευγμένον →
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Meanings

nounzeugmenon (uncountable)
  1. alternativerhetoricuncountableAlternative form of zeugma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐζευγμένον
  2. Englishzeugmenon

From Ancient Greek ἐζευγμένον (ezeugménon), neuter nominative singular of ζευγμένος (zeugménos, “yoked, joined”), the perfect passive participle of ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi, “to yoke, join”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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