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- [zoog-muh]
- /ˈzug mə/
- /zjuːɡmˈatɪk/
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- [zoog-muh]
- /ˈzug mə/
Definition of zeugmatic word
- noun zeugmatic the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold. 1
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Origin of zeugmatic
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < Greek zeûgma a yoking, equivalent to zeug(nýnai) to yoke1 + -ma noun suffix of result
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Parts of speech for Zeugmatic
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zeugmatic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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