syllepsis meaning

Meaning of syllepsis

What is the full meaning of syllepsis

(Greek) a construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in 'He lost his coat and his temper' [n SYLLEPSES]

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