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sylleptic
Variant of syllepsis
syllepsis
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syl·lep·sis (si lep′sis)
noun pl. syllepses -·ses′ (-sēz′)
a grammatical construction in which a single word is used in a syntactic relationship with two or more words in the same sentence, though it can agree with only one of them in gender, number, or case (Ex.: either they or I am wrong)
Etymology: L < Gr syllēpsis, a putting together < syllambanein: see syllable
Related Forms:
- sylleptic syl·lep′·tic adjective
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