Syllepsis Definition

sĭ-lĕpsĭs
syllepses
noun
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)
Webster's New World

(botany) Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, without the formation of a bud or period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.

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Other Word Forms of Syllepsis

Noun

Singular:
syllepsis
Plural:
syllepses

Origin of Syllepsis

  • Late Latin syllēpsis from Greek sullēpsis sun- syn- lēpsis a taking (from lambanein to take)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin syllepsis, from Ancient Greek σύλληψις (sullēpsis)

    From Wiktionary

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